Reviews
Vince Guaraldi: Jazz Impressions of a Boy Named Charlie Brown
Monty Budwig | Colin Bailey | Vince Guaraldi
Compared to the Peanuts ‘Easter Beagle’ (reviewed in April’s Jazzwise) which was a patchwork of minuscule cues, almost all of...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2025
Jim Snidero: Bird Feathers
Joe Farnsworth | Peter Washington | Jim Snidero
Jim Snidero’s latest release marks his 40 years of recording as a bandleader with a sax-bass-and drums tribute to Charlie...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: May/2025
Hiromi and Sonicwonder: Out There
Hadrien Feraud | Gene Coy | Adam O’Farrill | Hiromi Uehara | Michelle Willis
If Hiromi and Sonicwonder’s 2023 London Jazz Festival Barbican concert felt a bit pedestrian (compared to the first half’s astounding...
Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: May/2025
Paz: Variation and Creation: The Story of Paz
Paz came into existence in 1972, having formerly been known as The Dick Crouch Band featuring Lol Coxhill.Essentially a London-based...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2025
The Simon Spillett Quartet: Up In Town
Alec Dankworth | Rob Barron | Simon Spillett | Pete Cater
Mister PC is Cater’s own label; its debut release featured Spillett’s big band with Cater at the batterie. Now comes...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2025
Duke Ellington: Great Times: Duke Ellington on Mercer
Rather than a discussion of his son’s achievements, the subtitle indicates a compilation of the father’s appearances for a short-lived...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2025
Joe Lovano: Homage
Michal Miskiewicz | Marcin Wasilewski | Slawomir Kurkiewicz | Joe Lovano
The second ECM release from Joe Lovano and Marcin Wasilewski’s piano trio finds the American saxophonist maintaining a strong presence...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: May/2025
Various Artists: Classic Vanguard Small Group Swing Sessions
Mosaic’s carefully curated new set comes with the usual learned commentary (this time by Thomas Cunliffe) and is a wonderful...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2025
Yellowjackets: Fasten Up
Will Kennedy | Bob Mintzer | Dane Alderston | Russell Ferrante
Most people file Yellowjackets under ‘fusion’, but they have always remained within touching distance of jazz, thanks to group founder...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2025
Pasquale Grasso: Fervency
Keith Balla | Pasquale Grasso | Ari Roland
When it comes to fluency and speed, few guitarists are as precise, inventive and downright thrilling to listen to, than...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2025
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