Reviews
Kansas Smitty’s: We’re Not In Kansas Any More
The opening ‘Bokeh’ is an immediate signal that this fifth studio album intends to move a long way from the...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2022
Ben Sidran: Swing State
Billy Peterson | Ben Sidran | Leo Sidran
Chicagoan Sidran (born 1943) is a kind of jazz omnivore: active as a writer (five books) and spokesman, songwriter and...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: November/2022
Will Vinson: Tripwire
Eric Harland | Matt Penman | Melissa Aldana | Will Vinson
Will Vinson strips things down to a sax-bass-drums trio following his superb Grammy-nominated electric Trio Grande CD (that included guitarist...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2022
Harish Raghavan: In Tense
Eric Harland | Charles Altura | Harish Raghavan | Morgan Geurin | Joel Ross
Since gaining recognition as a member of Ambrose Akinmusire’s band, New York-based double bassist Harish Raghavan has made steady progress...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2022
Various Artists: Haunted House: Vintage Music For Hallowe’en
This 26-track Hallowe’en-themed compilation is great fun, even if some of the selections (Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers’ 1962...
Reviewed by Jon Clay in issue: November/2022
Virgilio Armas Y Su Grupo: Espejismo
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
Booker Ervin: That’s It!
Booker Ervin | Horace Parlan | George Tucker | Al Harewood
Ervin was sadly short-lived (1930-70) but made a significant impact, initially through his contributions to such classics as Mingus Ah...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: November/2022
Sun Ra Arkestra: Living Sky
It’s hard to put one’s finger on exactly what makes the Arkestra sound so ineffably cosmic. This new collection of...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2022
Sonica
Antonio Sanchez | Julia Adamy | Nicole Zuraitis | Dan Pugach | Thana Alexa | Ross Pederson
This self-titled debut album from the exceptional trio of Thana Alexa, Nicole Zuraitis and Julia Adamy, documents their deep-seated musical...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: November/2022
Sasha Berliner: Onyx
This 24-year-old San Francisco-born, NY-based vibraphonist-composer showed great promise on her 2019 debut Azalea, with her unique brand of obliquely...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2022
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