Reviews
Ahmad Jamal: Emerald City Lights: Live at the Penthouse 1963-64
Ahmad Jamal | Richard Evans | Chuck Lampkin | Jamil Nasser
Spanning the period of his Argo releases Naked City Theme, Extensions, and Roar of the Greasepaint, these two double-album collections...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023
Pharoah Sanders: Shukuru
Ray Drummond | Idris Muhammad | Pharoah Sanders | William Henderson | Leon Thomas
The recent passing of Pharoah Sanders may make the sound of his music poignant right now but this somewhat overlooked...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023
Howard Riley/Keith Tippett: Journal Four
Oh, to have been there! This recording from the 2016 Steinway Spirio Two Piano Festival at Pizza Express in London...
Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023
Jeff Parker, Eric Revis, Nasheet Waits: Eastside Romp
Eric Revis | Josh Johnson | Nasheet Waits | Jay Bellerose | Anna Butterss | Jeff Parker
Not that he needs to convince those who have been paying attention for over two decades, but Jeff Parker strengthens...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023
Jasper Høiby's Planet B: What it Means to be Human
Jasper Høiby | Marc Michel | Josh Arcoleo
Even before the much-loved London-based piano trio Phronesis called it a day in 2020, the band's effervescent now London-based bassist-leader...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023
Alex Clarke Quartet: Only A Year
Dave Green | Clark Tracey | David Newton | Alex Clarke
Clarke is only in her early 20s, but is already a player of consequence. Having dropped out of music college...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023
Helena Kay's Kim Trio: Golden Sands
David Ingamells | Helena Kay | Calum Gourlay | Peter Johnstone
Helena Kay emerged from Guildhall garlanded with awards and her 2018 debut album Moon Palace showcased a remarkably confident player...
Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023
Ron Carter: Finding The Right Notes
This is the soundtrack album to Peter Schnell's PBS documentary of the same name – first aired in October –...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023
Joe McPhee & Evan Parker: Sweet Nothings (For Milford Graves)
Two saxophone giants come together at the Chicago Cultural Center to pay homage to drummer and fine artist Milford Graves,...
Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023
JD Allen: Americana Vol 2
Rudy Royston | Gregg August | Charlie Hunter | J.D Allen
Since Detroit-born tenorist JD Allen's solo recording debut in 1999, this unobtrusively fine musician has figured in DownBeat Critics' Polls,...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023
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