Reviews
Magpie Trio: Live
The young drummer-leader Sam Jeeson is still promoting a weekly night at The Post Bar in Tottenham dubbed The Magpie...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: December/2020
Nimbus Sextet: Dreams Fulfilled
A florid piano intro snaps into a classic acid jazz groove, and within this debut's first seconds it's clear that...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: December/2020
Rich Halley: The Shape of Things
Michael Bisio | Matthew Shipp | Newman Taylor Baker | Rich Halley
Rich Halley has spent half a century carving out a niche for locally-sourced left-field jazz in Portland, Oregon. In that...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: December/2020
Ron Miles: Rainbow Sign
Jason Moran | Bill Frisell | Ron Miles | Brian Blade | Thomas Morgan | Rob Miles
Ron Miles' Blue Note debut as leader, aged 57, reflects his straightahead virtues, and label boss Don Was' nurturing of...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: December/2020
Joshua Jaswon Octet: Silent Sea
There's much to admire in this striking new recording from the Joshua Jaswon Octet. As heard on album opener ‘Maurice’,...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: December/2020
Dexter Gordon: The Squirrel: Live at the Montmartre Copenhagen ‘67
Dexter Gordon | Art Taylor | Kenny Drew | Bo Stief
This numbered, two-LP set packaged in an attractive gatefold was a release for Record Store Day. It's an inspired choice....
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: December/2020
Terje Rypdal
Sveinung Hovensjo | Eric Niord Larsen | Jon Christensen | Terje Rypdal | Barre Phillips
Four re-issues that complement Rypdal's most recent release, Conspiracy (see Jazzwise 257). They comprise the first three recordings made for...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: December/2020
Joe McPhee: Black Is The Color
Now 80, Joe McPhee remains such a vital presence, live and in the studio, that it would be easy to...
Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: December/2020
Ballister: Znachki Stilyag
Paal Nilssen-Love | Dave Rempis | Fred Lonberg-Holm
This hardworking trio – celebrating its 10th year as an active entity – teams the Norwegian powerhouse drummer Nilssen-Love with...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2020
Graham South Quartet: By And By
Seth Bennett | Johnny Hunter | Graham South | Richard Jones
Trumpeter Graham South is best known as a soloist with Manchester's Beats & Pieces Big Band, but he's also an...
Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: November/2020
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