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Elina Duni: Partir
The end of Elina Duni's decadelong romance with pianist Colin Vallon also broke their musical partnership in her quartet (like...
Reviewed in issue August/2018
Kristjan Randalu: Absence
Ben Monder | Kristjan Randalu | Markku Ounaskari
There's a meteorological moodiness about this disc from Kristjan Randalu that's at once passionate and studied. The trio – comprising...
Reviewed in issue July/2018
Bobo Stenson: Contra la indecision
Bobo Stenson | Anders Jormin | Jon Fält
The partnership between Stenson and Jormin goes back to the 1980s, in both the trio format and also in rhythm...
Reviewed in issue March/2018
Andy Sheppard Quartet: Romaria
Andy Sheppard | Michel Benita | Eivind Aarset | Sebastian Rochford
Prior to laying down his first recording as a leader for ECM, Andy Sheppard had more than paid his dues....
Reviewed in issue March/2018
Thomas Strønen Time Is A Blind Guide: Lucus
Ole Morten Vågan | Lucy Railton | Håkon Aase | Ayumi Tanaka | Thomas Strønen
Drummer Thomas Strønen, almost from the beginning of his career, realised that mastery of one’s instrument will only take you...
Reviewed in issue March/2018
Album Interview: Kit Downes: Obsidian
Having previously played piano on Thomas Strønen’s ECM album Time Is A Blind Guide (2015), Downes improvises on Suffolk and...
Reviewed in issue February/2018
Jon Balke Siwan: Nahnou Houm
Norwegian keyboardist and composer Jon Balke and his international collective Siwan won high acclaim for their genre-blurring ECM debut back...
Reviewed in issue February/2018
John Surman: Invisible Threads
Rob Waring | Nelson Ayres | John Surman
The great Devon-born saxophonist John Surman is someone who tends to favour the familiarity and intimacy of long-term collaborations. This...
Reviewed in issue February/2018
Maciej Obara Quartet: Unloved
Ole Morten Vågan | Maciej Obara | Gard Nilssen | Dominik Wania
This is Polish saxophonist and composer Maciej Obara’s ECM debut – though his ninth album as leader in total –...
Reviewed in issue February/2018
Anouar Brahem: Blue Maqams
Django Bates | Dave Holland | Anouar Brahem | Jack DeJohnette
Those who took Tunisian oudist Brahem's beautiful 1998 album Thimar to their hearts might show some love for this release...
Reviewed in issue November/2017
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