Reviews
Allan Holdsworth: Frankfurt '86
Kei Akagi | Gary Husband | Allan Holdsworth | Jimmy Johnson
The candour is refreshing, as you'd expect from a Yorkshireman: “…this was the total anthesis of a great gig. Just...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2021
Billie Holiday: Billie: The Original Soundtrack
This official soundtrack to the James Erskine-directed documentary about one of the music's most iconic figures presents a decent enough...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: February/2021
Virtual Company
Mark Wastell | Will Gaines | Simon H Fell | Derek Bailey
There's something achingly poignant about this recording, in that of the four participants, three are no longer with us. Guitar...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: February/2021
Greg Osby and Florian Arbenz: Reflections of the Eternal Line
Inspired by a series of paintings by the visual artist Stephan Spicher, whose workshop became the recording studio for this...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2021
Rendell/Carr Quintet: BBC Jazz Club: Rendell/Carr Quintet 1965-1966
Michael Garrick | Don Rendell | Jeff Clyne | Trevor Tomkins | Ian Carr | Dave Green | Colin Purbrook
For those with the vinyl box set, Don Rendell/Ian Carr Quintet The Complete Lansdowne Recordings 1965-1969 from Jazzman, original EMI...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2021
Till Brönner and Bob James: On Vacation
My, this album from German trumpeter/vocalist Till Brönner and US keyboard maestro Bob James, now in his ninth decade, is...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: February/2021
Argüelles Laginha Norbakken: Atlântico
Mario Laginha | Andreas Norbakken | Julian Argüelles
This might be a pan-European trio but it's truly a pan-global music as the album title suggests. It's their second...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2021
Michael Brecker
Michael Brecker | Jack DeJohnette | Charlie Haden | Kenny Kirkland | Pat Metheny
Although widely recognised as the most influential saxophonist since John Coltrane, and having already appeared on some 700 albums by...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2021
Mickey Baker: But Wild/Bossa Nova: Collective personnel
The House Rockers | Bill Hendricks | Hubert Rostaing
Kentucky-born guitarist ‘Mickey’ Baker (1925-2012) saw himself originally as a jazz musician, touring with the likes of Lester Young and...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: February/2021
Vinson-Hekselman-Sanchez: Trio Grande
Antonio Sanchez | Gilad Hekselman | Will Vinson
The same New York-based line-up stated above assembled in 2018, and at short notice recorded It's Alright With Three for...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2021
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