Reviews
Enrico Pieranunzi & Jasper Somsen: Voyage in Time
Enrico Pieranunzi | Jasper Somsen
For a bass player to play with maestro Pieranunzi means recognition as a top professional. The bass is Pieranunzi’s favourite...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2022
Dave Sear: I Always Thought My Thoughts Were Me
James Owston | Dave Sear | Elliott Samson | Jim Bashford | Percy Pursglove
The opening track of trombonist Dave Sear’s debut album pretty much sets out his wares: 'Reservoir Retreat'’s tightly-written meandering unison...
Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: November/2022
Virgilo Armas Trio: De Repente
Guillermo Tariba | Rodolfo Buenano | Freddy Leon | Domingo Moret | Tata Guerra | Virgilio Armas
Canadian label We Are Busy Bodies may have become one of the key curators of classic South African jazz in...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2022
Bobby Watson: Back Home in Kansas City
Cyrus Chestnut | Carmen Lundy | Jeremy Pelt | Curtis Lundy | Bobby Watson | Victor Jones
The alto saxophone of Bobby Watson can turn from fiery to tender in a moment, but this album shows both...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2022
OXBOW & Peter Brötzmann: An Eternal Reminder Of Not Today: Live at Moers
Dan Adams | Peter Brötzmann | Greg Davis | Eugene S. Robinson | Niko Wenner
German free-jazz pioneer Peter Brötzmann has been a hero to followers of the more extreme regions of rock since his...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2022
Chris Allard and Ross Stanley: Tortugas
Chris Allard and Ross Stanley first met at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2000, and they have...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: November/2022
Terri Lyne Carrington: New Standards Vol. 1
One of the fascinations of listening to new jazz recordings comes when a spotlight is turned on artists and tunes...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2022
Emanuel Harrold: Funk La Soul
Harrold is Gregory Porter’s regular sticksman (and brother to trumpet star Keyon) and this is his debut release under his...
Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: November/2022
Hannes Bennich: When Losing A Dream To Reality
Emil Norman | Tomas Sjödell | Britta Virves | Helen Salim | Hannes Bennich
There’s an inviting warmth to the sound of this album, thanks presumably to Stockholm’s Yardhouse Studio, giving a rounded fullness...
Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: November/2022
Centipede: Septober Energy
Centipede are more the stuff of legend than stuff of substance, given they only released one album and played barely...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2022
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