Reviews

Review of Jason Rebello and Opus Anglicanum: Adorna

Jason Rebello and Opus Anglicanum: Adorna

David de Winter | James Burchall | Jason Rebello | John Bowen | Stephen Burrows | Roland Robertson

Editor's Choice

Ulysses Arts UA210140

Rating: ★★★★

Adorna comes from the same musical space once occupied by Jan Garbarek and the Hilliard Ensemble that produced four best...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2022

Review of Bill Evans: Inner Spirit

Bill Evans: Inner Spirit

Marc Johnson | Joe LaBarbera | Bill Evans

Resonance HCD-2062

Rating: ★★★★

These latest additions to Resonance’s live albums of Bill Evans are issued separately but simultaneously, no doubt because they commemorate...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2022

Review of Dave Brubeck Trio: Live From Vienna 1967

Dave Brubeck Trio: Live From Vienna 1967

Joe Morello | Dave Brubeck | Gene Wright

Editor's Choice

Brubeck Editions BECD/LP 20220301

Rating: ★★★★

Anger is not a word one normally associates with the late, great Dave Brubeck. But anger is most definitely on...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: May/2022

Review of Sonny Fortune/Stanley Cowell/Billy Harper/Reggie Workman/Billy Hart: Great Friends

Sonny Fortune/Stanley Cowell/Billy Harper/Reggie Workman/Billy Hart: Great Friends

Billy Hart | Billy Harper | Sonny Fortune | Reggie Workman | Stanley Cowell

Strata East/Pure Pleasure SES9004

Rating: ★★★★

A supergroup if ever there was one. Between them Sonny Fortune, Stanley Cowell, Billy Harper, Reggie Workman and Billy Hart...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: May/2022

Review of Various Artists: Black Lives – From Generation To Generation

Various Artists: Black Lives – From Generation To Generation

Immanuel Wilkins | Stephanie McKay | Jacques Schwarz-Bart | Andy Milne | Reggie Washington | Cheick Tidiane Seck | Sonny Troupe | David & Marque Gilmore ft Shariff Simmons | Gregory Privat and Marcus & EJ Strickland | Alicia Hall Moran & DJ Grazzhoppa

Jammin’ Colors JC22–011-2

Rating: ★★★★

Cutting across age, borders and sub-genres this gathering under the banner of Black Lives Matter is ambitious, to say the...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: May/2022

Review of Gábor Bolla Quartet: On The Move

Gábor Bolla Quartet: On The Move

Daniel Franck | Robert Lakatos | Billy Drummond | Gábor Bolla

Stunt STUCD21092

Rating: ★★★

Hungarian tenorist Bolla now works in Denmark and recorded this album there in multi-national company, with Swedish bassist Franck alongside...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2022

Review of Andrew Cyrille/William Parker/Enrico Rava: 2 Blues For Cecil

Andrew Cyrille/William Parker/Enrico Rava: 2 Blues For Cecil

Andrew Cyrille | Enrico Rava | William Parker

TUM CD 059

Rating: ★★★

Just as the release of the stupendous Return Concert puts Cecil Taylor in the spotlight, this tribute set confirms the...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: May/2022

Review of Tim Berne/Gregg Belisle-Chi: Mars

Tim Berne/Gregg Belisle-Chi: Mars

Tim Berne | Gregg Belisle-Chi

Intakt 374

Rating: ★★★★

Five years back, the circuitous melodic journeys and rhythmic contrariness of Tim Berne's music spawned a brilliant devotee in pianist...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: May/2022

Review of Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer: Recordings from the Åland Islands

Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer: Recordings from the Åland Islands

Jeremiah Chiu | Marta Sofia Honer

International Anthem IARC0053

Rating: ★★★

There is a lot that is unusual about this album, starting with the instrumental combination of viola player (and experimental...

Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: May/2022

Review of Brandon Allen: The Stanley Turrentine Project

Brandon Allen: The Stanley Turrentine Project

Brandon Allen | Dave Ingamells | Will Barry | Conor Chaplin

Ubuntu 0111

Rating: ★★★

Tenorist Allen is an activist with a flair for interesting projects; most recently it was the music of star US...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2022

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