Reviews
Kevin Figes/Julie Tippetts: Happy Apples
In 2021 George Haslam closed down his SLAM Productions label after some 30 years and more than 250 album releases...
Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: December/2024
John Hollenbeck & NDR Bigband: Colouring Hockets
NDR Big Band | Matt Moran | Patricia Brennan | JC Sanford | John Hollenbeck
For two decades the New York-born, Montreal-based drummer-percussionist John Hollenbeck has led a dynamic and inspired multi-Grammy nominated large ensemble...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: December/2024
Andrew Hill Sextet + 10: A Beautiful Day, Revisited
Pianist-composer Andrew Hill made a string of brilliant albums for Blue Note from the 1960s to the 1980s, with releases...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: December/2024
Sun Ra & His Arkestra: Kingdom Of Discipline
Confusingly, Resonance Records have decided to give their latest collection of Sun Ra recordings virtually the same title as the...
Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: December/2024
Paul Dunmall/Kevin Figes: Duos
In 2021 George Haslam closed down his SLAM Productions label after some 30 years and more than 250 album releases...
Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: December/2024
Thomas Strønen: Relations
Jorge Rossy | Thomas Strønen | Craig Taborn | Sinikka Langeland | Chris Potter
The Norwegian drummer Thomas Strønen, an inspired collagist of solo percussion sounds and an open-minded collaborator too, might have imagined...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: December/2024
Tyshawn Sorey: The Susceptible Now
Aaron Diehl | Tyshawn Sorey | Harish Raghavan
The growth of Tyshawn Sorey’s piano trio has been fascinating to watch for the emergence of a strong group identity,...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: December/2024
Brian Auger & The Trinity ft Savannah Grace: Live at Rockpalast
Karma Auger | Savannah Grace | Les King | Brian Auger
As Auger delivers one of his magnificently mangled Germanglish intros, daughter Savannah turns her back on him with a splendid...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: December/2024
Joe Fonda Quartet: Eyes On The Horizon
Joe Fonda | Satoko Fujii | Wadada Leo Smith | Tiziano Tononi
Bassist Joe Fonda is probably still best known for the 15 years he spent working with Anthony Braxton in the...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: December/2024
Daniel Herskedal: Call For Winter II: Resonance
Norwegian tuba player Daniel Herskedal’s Resonance is a solo album, but he certainly doesn’t sound lonesome as he stacks up...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: December/2024
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