Andrea Keller: Journey Home

Andrea Keller

Andrea's Keller's new album Journey Home, her third album release of 2020, comprises the soundtrack to the film of the...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: December/2020

Various Artists: Soho Scene ’66, ’67: Jazz Goes Mod

Dudley Moore | Les McCann | Ronnie Scott | Jimmy McGriff | Milt Jackson | Harry Humphrey Lyttelton | Lionel Hampton | Tubby Hayes | Ronnie Ross | Stan Tracey

For this latest 4CD sound- picture Rhythm and Blues Records has again found some gems from unlikely sources, and included...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: December/2020

Tarus Mateen: Black Solo Sonnets

Crudely recorded with unremoved background noise over a four year period on some dodgy pianos (bass came later) while on...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: December/2020

Ray Barretto: Barretto Power

Orestes Vilate | Andy Gonzalez | Adalberto Santiago | Tony Fuentes | Rene Lopez | Roberto Rodrgieuz | Ray Barretto | Louis Cruz

Those were the days: master Nuyorican conguero Ray Barretto seated behind his congas, head thrown back, shirt generously unbuttoned, co-driving...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: December/2020

Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie: Complete Live At Birdland

Charlie Parker | Al Haig | Milt Jackson | Lucky Thompson | Lou Hackney | Al Jones | Sahib Shihab | Dizzy Gillespie | Walter Yost | Miles Davis

This album contains nothing that hasn't been known to collectors for decades, but it has some glorious sections that transcend...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: December/2020

Ahmad Jamal: At the Pershing and Other ‘Live’ Recordings, 1958-59

Vernel Fournier | Ahmad Jamal | Israel Crosby

This was the classic early Jamal trio, one he remains very fond of, as it generated both his first album...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: December/2020

Raf Vertessen 4Tet: LOI

This Belgian percussionist is a perfect fit with the avant-jazz approach developing in Brooklyn, releasing an interesting debut with a...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: December/2020

Matthew Halsall: Salute To The Sun

Jack McCarthy | Matthew Halsall | Gavin Barras | Matt Cliffe | Liviu Gheorghe | Maddie Herbert | Alan Taylor

Manchester- based trumpeter and composer Matthew Halsall has always been forthcoming about his devotion to Transcendental Meditation and, judging by...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: December/2020

Susan Alcorn Quintet: Pedernal

Mary Halvorson | Mark Feldman | Susan Alcorn | Ryan Sawyer | Michael Formanek

The Baltimore- based Susan Alcorn specialises in pedal steel guitar, an instrument that in America has its origins in country...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: December/2020

Chet Baker: Salt Peanuts

Chet Baker

Here we have the opposite ends of Chet's career. At the recent end, we have the fading star in Germany,...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: December/2020