Reviews
Miles Davis: That’s What Happened 1982-1985: The Bootleg Series Vol 7
This three CD set is Miles Davis immediately after his 1981 comeback, his final period that ended with his death...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2022
Heroes Are Gang Leaders: LeAutoRoiOgraphy
Poet and jazz critic LeRoi Jones – later known as Amiri Baraka – was a pioneer of fusing poetry and...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: September/2022
Dexter Gordon: Soul Sister
Gordon’s sojourn in Denmark (as well as Norway and Sweden) was a huge success. His playing, documented on several SteepleChase...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2022
Henry Franklin: Jazz Is Dead 014
The fourteenth release in the Jazz Is Dead series sees 81-year-old bass legend Henry Franklin in the leader’s berth, aided...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2022
Jemma Freese: Shadow Boxing
Beth O’Lenahan | Jemma Freese | Jess Ayres | Katie Patterson | Claire Cope
Jemma Freese began shadow-boxing after her body’s shocking, still-mysterious collapse threatened to end her musical life. It helped her painstaking...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: September/2022
DoomCannon: Renaissance
Dominic Canning, otherwise known as DoomCannon, is a man of many parts, all of which interlock convincingly on this sophomore...
Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: September/2022
Barber Mouse: Heretic Monk
Fabrizio Rat | Mattia Barbieri | Stefano Risso
As the album title suggests, the impetus behind this nippy little date is to cast an irreverent eye over the...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: September/2022
Kinzoogianna: Gold For The Hungry Souls
Richard Spaven | Anna Stubbs | Robin Mullarkey
Brotherly may be no more, but its excellent vocalist/keyboardist Anna Stubbs returns with a very good album that picks up...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2022
Scott Hamilton: Classics
Kristian Leth | Scott Hamilton | Jan Lundgren | Hand Backenroth
Hamilton’s inaugural album for the US Concord label was recorded in 1977 and released as Scott Hamilton Is A Good...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2022
Harvie Swartz: Smart Moves
Harvie Swartz – now known as Harvie S – is an eloquent bassist with impeccable intonation who contributes four well...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2022
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