Reviews
Koi Kingdom: A Tale of Transformation and Resilience
Cheryl Durongpisitkul | Stephen Hornby | Marcos Villalta
If, at times, the Earshift label has (on some titles at least) erred towards the weird, the occasionally wonderful and...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2024
Tardo Hammer: Right Now!
Lee Hudson | Steve Williams | Tardo Hammer
Jazz Bird label boss Goeff Hoefer rates Hammer as among New York’s best straight-ahead players and he’s dead right.Now in...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2024
Bobby Hutcherson: Total Eclipse
Chick Corea | Reggie Johnson | Joe Chambers | Bobby Hutcherson | Harold Land
Following striking contributions to Jackie McLean’s One Step Beyond (1963) and Eric Dolphy’s Out To Lunch (1964), two of Blue...
Reviewed by Jon Newey in issue: September/2024
Madeleine Peyroux: Let’s Walk
Madeleine Peyroux’s latest album, Let’s Walk, showcases her most diverse and personal collection to date. This singer-songwriter’s contemplative, observational, and...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: September/2024
Meshell Ndegeocello: No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin
Marking the centenary of James Baldwin’s birth, Meshell Ndegeocello’s latest album for Blue Note, following 2023’s stellar Omnichord Real Book,...
Reviewed by Ammar Kalia in issue: September/2024
John Williamson: The Northern Sea
Alex Wilson | Jonny Mansfield | Alex Hitchcock | John Williamson | Jay Davis | Immy Churchill
Hell, if you’re a bass player, why not start your solo album with a bass solo? After all, contrary to...
Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: September/2024
Bill Charlap Trio: And Then Again
Kenny Washington | Peter Washington | Bill Charlap
Hearing Bill Charlap in the flesh is a great experience. He seems to be doing very little but what pours...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2024
Wayne Escoffery: Alone
Carl Allen | Ron Carter | Wayne Escoffery | Gerald Clayton
The 49-year-old Jackie McLean-mentored tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery has high-pedigree recordings and live work under his belt, including lengthy stints...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2024
Jake Leckie: Planter of Seeds
Randal Fisher | Cathlene Pineda | Jake Leckie | Darius Christian | Nadav Peled | Beth Goodfellow
"Jake Leckie creates rootsy acoustic organic funky folk-jazz for the people!" So says Leckie’s own website, and who can disagree?...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: September/2024
Lakecia Benjamin: Phoenix Reimagined (Live)
I’ve always enjoyed Lakecia Benjamin’s studio recordings (2020’s remarkable Pursuance especially), but for me it’s in the live setting where...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: September/2024
Follow us
Jazzwise Full Club
- Latest print and digital issues
- Digital archive since 1997
- Download tracks from bonus compilation albums throughout the year
- Reviews Database access
From £9.08 / month
Subscribe
Jazzwise Digital Club
- Latest digital issues
- Digital archive since 1997
- Download tracks from bonus compilation albums during the year
- Reviews Database access