Reviews
Cecil Taylor: The Complete, Legendary Live Return Concert
Andrew Cyrille | Jimmy Lyons | Cecil Taylor | Sirone
Welcome reissue of a legendary performance that marked after a lengthy hiatus the return to the stage of the 1960s...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2022
Brad Mehldau: Jacob’s Ladder
By now readers should have become well-acquainted with Brad Mehldau’s radical departures from the art of contemporary acoustic piano trio...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2022
Romanovskà–Tichý–Hrubrý & Blažíková: Jsem Navždy Jedním Z Nás/I Am One of Us Forever
Anna Romanovská | Hana Blažíková | Michal Hrubrý | Petr Tichý
Double-bassist Petr Tichý is a chameleonic presence on the Prague jazz and hybrid improv scene. He teaches, plays jazz and...
Reviewed by Ken Hunt in issue: April/2022
The Chicago Experiment: Cloud Jam
Jeff Parker | Joel Ross | Darryl Jones | Marquis Hill | Greg Spero | Irvin Pierce | Makaya McCraven
The Experiment series continues. Following Philadelphia, Detroit and Harlem, now comes Chicago. As has been the modus operandum to date...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2022
Master Oogway with Henriette Eilertsen: Happy Village
Master Oogway conjure a sense of imagined community in the moment with this live album, reinforced by Rune Grammofon design...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: April/2022
Gerald Clayton: Bells On Sand
Charles Lloyd | MARO | Gerald Clayton | John Clayton | Justin Brown
Gerald Clayton, the 30-something West Coast pianist and composer, has cranked up some sparky postbop with fine partners in a...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: April/2022
Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart: Perpetual Pendulum
Peter Bernstein | Bill Stewart | Larry Goldings
Like a long cool glass of water amid summer’s baking heat, what delight to come across something so simple, so...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2022
Marta Sanchez: SAAM (Spanish American Art Museum)
Composer and arranger Marta Sanchez has steadily been building a reputation as a talent to watch on the New York...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2022
Walter Smith III/Matthew Stevens: In Common III
Kris Davis | Walter Smith III | Dave Holland | Terri Lyne Carrington | Matthew Stevens
This is the third instalment in the In Common project, in which Smith and Stevens assemble a new lineup for...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2022
Samo Salamon: Dolphyology: Complete Eric Dolphy For Solo Guitar
Out Here, the recent Mary LaRose tribute to Eric Dolphy made the point that the legendary multi-reed player is not...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2022
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