Reviews
Greg Spero: The Chicago Experiment: Revisited
Jeff Parker | Darryl Jones | Marquis Hill | Joel Ross | Greg Spero | Makaya McCraven
In the first decade of the 21st Century, Ropeadope launched a series of albums featuring sessions that brought together leading...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: May/2023
Paul Towndrow: Outwith the Circle
Paul Towndrow's last outing, Deepening the River (2021), was a bit of an epic: a suite for 24 musicians drawn...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: May/2023
Marcus Vergette: Tintinnabulation
Two albums from strikingly individual artists, but the golden thread between them is the talent and influence of Kate and...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2023
Various Artists: Classic Jazz At The Philharmonic Jam Sessions (1950-1957)
Jazz At The Philharmonic was a huge commercial phenomenon in its day, as well as a gateway drug for many...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2023
Chiminyo: NRG1
Luke Wynter | Clara Serra López | Chiminyo | Yelfris Valdés | Amané Suganami | Temesgen Samuel
Chiminyo is the alter ego of drummer/percussionist/producer and man about town Tim Doyle – he's been involved in hip and...
Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: May/2023
Cannonball Adderley Quintet: In Concert
Louis Hayes | Nat Adderley | Sam Jones | Cannonball Adderley | Victor Feldman
Here's another of these rewarding SteepleChase concert recordings from Copenhagen's Falkoner Centret, with Cannonball, post Miles Davis, presenting his very...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2023
The Vampires featuring Chris Abrahams: Nightjar
Jeremy Rose | Nick Garbett | Chris Abrahams | Noel Mason | Alex Masso
The Australian quartet The Vampires formed in 2009 and they’re now on their seventh album to date. The Vampires Meet...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2023
Ralph Alessi: It's Always Now
Gerry Hemingway | Ralph Alessi | Florian Weber | Bänz Oester
For over three decades, the American trumpeter Ralph Alessi has been a sought-after multi-stylistic virtuoso sideman, and in more recent...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: May/2023
Wayne Escoffery: Like Minds
Saxophonist Wayne Escoffery's latest album draws on the crosscurrents and connections of mainstream New York jazz. Bassist Ugonna Okegwo and...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: May/2023
Fire! Orchestra: Echoes
Talk about epic. Scandinavian free jazz/experimental ensemble Fire! Orchestra open the second decade of their existence with the largest, most...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: May/2023
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