Reviews
Louis Armstrong: The Uncollected Singles 1955-1961
A glance at that personnel listing tells you this is a leftover from the Christmas market and, discographically, it's a...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: February/2023
Frank Zappa: Waka/Wazoo
1972 was a weird year for Frank Zappa. Confined to a wheelchair while recovering from being attacked onstage at the...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: February/2023
Benny Goodman: Benny Goodman Orchestra in Concert
Previously unissued, this Copenhagen concert recording complements others already released from Goodman's extensive 1959 European tour. At its core is...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: February/2023
Sun-Mi Hong: Third Page: Resonance
Sun-Mi Hong | Nicolò Ricci | Alistair Payne | Alessandro Fongaro | Chaerin Im
Sun-Mi-Hong, an award-winning South Korean-born young drummer-composer, has established a good profile on the Dutch live contemporary music scene; and...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2023
Maggie Nicols: Are You Ready?
Since 2015, London venue Cafe OTO has run an in-house label called Otoroku, reissuing archival nuggets and releasing performances recorded...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: February/2023
Chris Barber: Just Once More For All Time
In the wake of the Last Music Co's four-CD set of Chris Barber's music released in 2021, and largely consisting...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2023
Roy Palmer: The New Orleans Hot Trombonist
We’re delving here into the Chicago South Side of the 1930s, these informal if rough-sounding cuts destined for the African-American...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: February/2023
Mats Gustafsson & NU Ensemble: Hidros 8 – Heal
Swedish Saxophonist Mats Gustafsson founded NU Ensemble in 1997 as a setting in which free-jazz, improv, noise and contemporary classical...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: February/2023
Mike Westbrook: London Bridge Live in Zurich 1990
You just don’t get big music like this very often. Which may say something about the bravery of commissioners, the...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2023
If: Live at the BBC
If had a brief but impactful career, perhaps best remembered these days as an early vehicle for saxophonist Dick Morrissey....
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2023
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