David Murray: Lucky Four
Dave Burrell | David Murray | Victor Lewis | Wilbur Morris
When Murray burst onto the free jazz loft scene in New York of the late 1970s, his saxophone style embraced...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2023
Alex Sipiagin: Horizons
Alex Sipiagin | Chris Potter | Eric Harland | John Escreet | Matt Brewer
The tight themes, rich sonics and compact improvisations of trumpeter Alex Sipiagin’s second release for the New Jersey-based Blue Room...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: July/2024
Charlie Watts: Anthology
During the 58 years of his day job with the Rolling Stones Charlie Watts released eight albums with his own...
Reviewed by Jon Newey in issue: August/2023
Bobby Hutcherson: Somewhere in the Night
Bobby Hutcherson | Byron Landham | Joey DeFrancesco | Joey Defrancesco | Peter Bernstein
At 71, Bobby Hutcherson is one of jazz's most distinguished survivors, a long-serving vibraphonist with consistently good taste and a...
Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013
Nat Birchall Quintet: Live In Larissa
Adam Fairhall | Corey Mwamba | Nat Birchall | Nick Blacka | Paul Hession
For anyone who still believes in the transformative and inherently spiritual nature of jazz, most forcefully proposed by John Coltrane...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2014
Joe Morris/William Parker/Gerald Cleaver: Altitude
Gerald Cleaver | Joe Morris | William Parker
As Morris says in his sleeve notes, the accent is on ‘the long form.’ With each of the opening two...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2012
London Afrobeat Collective: Esengo
London Afrobeat Collective have been distilling the essence of the UK's culturally diverse capital for 15 years now, flying their...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2024
Album Interview: Nat Birchall: World Without Form
Adam Fairhall | Andy Hay | Corey Mwamba | Jon Thorne | Nat Birchall | Nick Blacka | Paul Hession
Birchall's follow-up to last year's excellent Sacred Dimension finds him further pursuing his heartfelt devotion to the spirit and sound...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2012
Richard Fairhurst/John Taylor: Duets
Richard Fairhurst has been a Steinway international artist since 1998 and initially joined forces with the world-class English piano veteran...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2018
Album Interview: Chris Potter: The Dreamer Is The Dream
Chris Potter | David Virelles | Joe Martin | Marcus Gilmore
This is Chris Potter's third album for ECM. The first, The Sirens, was inspired by Homer's Odyssey and introduced David...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2017
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