Reviews
Camilla George: Ibio-Ibio
Born in Nigeria and of Afro-Caribbean heritage, Camilla George is in constant contact with all kinds of groove. Ibio-Ibio continues...
Reviewed by Hugh Morris in issue: October/2022
Blue Mitchell
Blue Mitchell | Larry Gales | Jimmy Forrest | Walter Bishop Jr | Doug Sides
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
Dave Douglas Quintet: Songs of Ascent
Matt Mitchell | Rudy Royston | Linda May Han Oh | Dave Douglas | Jon Irabagon
Curiously packaged in that the first part of the release, Book 1: Degrees is a universal release, while Book 2:...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2022
John Taylor Sextet: Fragment
Chris Pyne | Tony Levin | Chris Laurence | Kenny Wheeler | John Taylor | Stan Sulzmann
This very welcome blast from the past is well- recorded, and had it been released by the EMI Lansdowne Jazz...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2022
Butcher Brown: Butcher Brown Presents Triple Trey featuring Tennishu and R4ND4ZZO BIGB4ND
Corey Fonville | DJ Harrison | Andrew Randazzo | Morgan Burrs | Marcus ‘Tennishu’ Tenney
From the moment the fat horn chords slide into Kendrick Lamar's soon-to-be-jazz-standard ‘How Much A Dollar Cost?’, it's clear Butcher...
Reviewed by Hugh Morris in issue: October/2022
Noah Preminger & Max Light: Songs We Love
The songs that saxophonist Noah Preminger and guitarist Max Light like range from Joni Mitchell's ‘Marcie’ to what they heard...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: October/2022
Chris Hodgkins International Quartet: Festooned With Trumpets
Alison Rayner | Wayne Wilkinson | Chris Hodgkins | Jinjoo Yoo
As previously reported, Hodgkins, once released from exigencies of administration, rekindled his desire to play with both his special tribute...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: October/2022
Freddy Slack: Mr Five By Five: The Singles Collection 1940-49
Acrobat's foray into the world of white big-band swing continues with this double-CD collation of the hit singles accrued by...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: October/2022
Alex Acuña: Gifts
Otmaro Ruiz | Ramón Stagnaro | John Peña | Alex Acuña | Lorenzo Ferrero
Alex Acuña has played on close to 900 albums and soundtracks in 60-plus years as a unique percussionist – with...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: September/2022
Caleb Wheeler Curtis: Heatmap
Eric Revis | Orrin Evans | Gerald Cleaver | Caleb Wheeler Curtis
The 36 year-old American saxophonist and composer Caleb Wheeler Curtis has been treading an unshowily determined path since his move...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: September/2022
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