Reviews

Review of Maynard Ferguson: Live and Well In London

Maynard Ferguson: Live and Well In London

Martin Drover | Stan Robinson | Jeff Daly | Maynard Ferguson | John Holbrook | Pete Jackson | Randy Jones | Dave Lynanne | Bob Sydor

Sleepy Night Records

Rating: ★★★

I think this is what they call a near miss. A limited edition with a run of just 500 copies,...

Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: April/2021

Review of Georgia Mancio & Alan Broadbent: Quiet Is The Star

Georgia Mancio & Alan Broadbent: Quiet Is The Star

Alan Broadbent | Georgia Mancio

Editor's Choice

Roomspin Records

Rating: ★★★★

A follow-up to their outstanding Songbook album released in 2017, Quiet Is The Star presents a further nine beautifully crafted...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: April/2021

Review of Stefano Di Battista: Morricone Stories

Stefano Di Battista: Morricone Stories

Stefano Di Battista | André Ceccarelli | Daniele Sorrentino | Frédéric Nardin

Warner Music International

Rating: ★★★

How do you pay fitting tribute to Ennio Morricone, the great Italian composer who died in July last year? For...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: April/2021

Review of Tina Brooks: The Waiting Game

Tina Brooks: The Waiting Game

Johnny Coles | Philly Joe Jones | Wilbur Ware | Kenny Drew | Tina Brooks

Blue Note Tone Poet

Rating: ★★★★

Quite why Alfred Lion chose to hold back three out of four albums he recorded with tenor saxophonist Harold Floyd...

Reviewed by Jon Newey in issue: April/2021

Review of Isfar Sarabski: Planet

Isfar Sarabski: Planet

Alan Hampton | Makar Novikov | Shahriyar Imanov | Sasha Masin | Mark Guiliana | Isfar Sarabski

Warner Music

Rating: ★★

It could be argued that major labels, with few exceptions, have always had the tendency to follow, rather than take,...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2021

Review of Menagerie: Many Worlds

Menagerie: Many Worlds

Ben Hanlon | Phil Noy | Lance Ferguson | Mark Fitzgibbon | Ross Irwin | Christin Deralas | Fallon Williams | Daniel Ferrugia | Phil Binotto

Editor's Choice

Freestyle

Rating: ★★★★

This Melbourne-based ensemble, whose last album, 2017's Arrow of Time, picked up plenty of plaudits over here (Gilles Peterson, Jamie...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: April/2021

Review of Rawfrücht

Rawfrücht

Teuk Henri | Thomas Van Cottom | Hugues Warin

Editor's Choice

Sub Rosa

Rating: ★★★★

This overlooked debut from 1990s Belgian guitars -and-drum trio Rawfrücht turns out to be a hidden gem. Climb aboard the...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: April/2021

Review of Joe Chambers: Samba de Maracatu

Joe Chambers: Samba de Maracatu

Joe Chambers | Steve Haines | MC Parrain | Brad Merritt | Stephanie Jordan

Blue Note

Rating: ★★★

When Chick Corea died in February, the name of Joe Chambers might have been a peripheral thought for some fans...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: April/2021

Review of Johnsen/Sahlandler/Moen: Second Time's The Charm

Johnsen/Sahlandler/Moen: Second Time's The Charm

Losen Records

Rating: ★★

This contemporary Norwegian-based piano trio take an off-the-wall yet largely unstimulating approach to standards and originals, painting it black with...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2021

Review of Snowpoet: Wait For Me

Snowpoet: Wait For Me

Alice Zawadzki | Dave Hamblett | Lloyd Haines | Chris Hyson | Alex Haines | Josh Arcoleo | Matthew Robinson | Lauren Kinsella

Edition Records

Rating: ★★★

The word Snowpoet, alone, steers the ear toward the intimate and abstracted landscapes of this album. The duo of Chris...

Reviewed by Debra Richards in issue: April/2021

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