Reviews
Blossom Dearie: The Early Years Collection 1948-60
There have been various box sets of Blossom Dearie’s material, including a slightly scattershot portfolio of her early work on...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2022
John Aram & The United Underground Orchestra: Rhapsody in Red
This project's origins, steered by Swiss-resident UK trombonist and bandleader John Aram, lie in saxophonist/composer and former Chick Corea sideman...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: November/2022
John Stein: Lifeline
We reviewed Kansas City guitarist Stein's Whaling City Serendipity CD favourably in our October 2021 issue, while admitting that his...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: October/2022
Julia Hülsmann Quartet: The Next Door
Marc Muellbauer | Heinrich Köbberling | Julia Hülsmann | Uli Kempendorff
This is the second album by the Julia Hülsmann Quartet. Their first together, Not Far From Here from 2019, suggested...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2022
Howard McGhee: Dusty Blue
Last year the New Land reissue label made a lot of friends with its very first release, a superb version...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: October/2022
Spinningwork
Johnny Hunter | Cath Roberts | Olie Brice | Tom Ward
To quote Hannibal from the A-Team, “I love it when a plan comes together.” All this music was composed during...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: October/2022
Sheila Jordan: Live At Mezzrow
Harvie S | Alan Broadbent | Sheila Jordan
You wait ages for a new record from the great Sheila Jordan, and along come two at once. Obviously, the...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2022
I Work In Communications: Kiss My Emoji Ring
Marius Mathiszik | Dave De Rose | George Crowley
Thanks to the pandemic, the notion of remote musical collaboration has become almost a commonplace, even for improvisatory musicians. Athens-based...
Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: October/2022
Samara Joy: Linger Awhile
Kenny Washington | David Wong | Pasquale Grasso | Samara Joy McLendon | Ben Paterson
Released last year on Whirlwind, Samara Joy McLendon's debut album announced the arrival of a remarkable new talent, a vocalist...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: October/2022
Cecil Alexander: Introducing Cecil Alexander
Will Gorman | Cecil Alexander | Steven Crammer
The press release for this album, out on Kurt Rosenwinkel's own imprint, starts by lauding Mr Alexander's Instagram profile and...
Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: October/2022
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