Reviews
Luis Russell: At The Swing Cats Ball – Volume 1, 1938-1940
Here's a find – literally. These hitherto unheard live tracks were found recently in a ‘once working musician's’ cupboard, hence...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2023
Yetii: Live at The Greenbank
Alex Goodyear | Alex Veitch | Ashley John Long
It's not often a 'provincial' band (in this case from Bristol) sails into view and steals the thunder from those...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2023
Lalo Schifrin: Man On A Swing OST (Expanded Edition)
Emil Richards | Howard Roberts | Bud Shank | Lalo Schifrin
Lalo Schifrin is best known for his thrilling TV and movie soundtracks – Mission: Impossible, Dirty Harry, Enter The Dragon...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: May/2023
Ingrid Laubrock: The Last Quiet Place
Tomeka Reid | Brandon Seabrook | Michael Formanek | Tom Rainey | Mazz Swift | Ingrid Laubrock
Inspired by the Pulitzer-prizewinning writings of environmental journalist Elizabeth Kolbert, much-lauded German saxophonist/composer Ingrid Laubrock composed most of the music...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: May/2023
Aymée Nuviola: Havana Nocturne
José ‘Majito’ Aguilera | Kemuel Roig | Hilario Bell | Lowell Ringel | Aymée Nuviola | Julián Ávila
This new album from acclaimed Cuban vocalist Aymée Nuviola follows last year's Latin Grammy-winning Live in Marciac with pianist Gonzalo...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: May/2023
Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke: Lean In
Marley Guiliana | Burniss Travis | Lionel Loueke | Gretchen Parlato | Mark Guiliana | Lisa Loueke
This new duo album from Gretchen Parlato and Lionel Loueke celebrates 20-plus years of musical connection and camaraderie. Loueke appeared...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: May/2023
Nana Rashid: Music for Betty
Nana Rashid | Lasse Jacobsen | Benjamin Nørholm Jacobsen | Martin Brunbjerg Rasmussen
This hugely impressive debut album from Danish vocalist Nana Rashid follows her well-received four-track EP, Sorrow in Sunlight, which she...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: May/2023
Chapter Seven: Thums Up
Originally only released on CD and cassette back in 1987, this is Thums Up's first appearance on vinyl – and...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2023
Kid Ory: Creole Trombone – His 44 Finest 1926-1959
Distilling the prolific output of a musician as long-lived as Kid Ory down to 44 tracks is an unenviable task....
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2023
Jason Miles Kind of New: Miles to Miles: Live
Carlos Santana | Jason Miles | Cindy Blackman Santana
Jason Miles’ curriculum vitae precedes him. It's quite remarkable: he did the synth programming (uncredited) for Miles Davis on Tutu...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2023
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