Reviews
Dan Waldman Quartet: Sources and Angles
The sources and angles of the title allude to the years guitarist Dan Waldman clocked up paying his dues in...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: October/2020
Solveig Slettahjell: Come In From The Rain
This latest album from Norwegian vocalist Solveig Slettahjell is one that's full of telling, ear-catching details, from the alluring, almost...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: October/2020
Javier Nero: Freedom
Recently graduating from Julillard, the trombonist-composer Javier Nero explores a wide-ranging mainstream jazz language on his upbeat debut that focuses...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2011
Chiminyo: I am Panda
Both a percussionist for London jazz trendies Maisha and a Flying Lotus-inspired producer, Chiminyo’s live drums trigger his sampling technology...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2020
James Beckwith: Long Distance
Keyboardist Beckwith's debut is a disarmingly dreamy suite, breaking down barriers between past and present over similarly borderless fusion sounds....
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: October/2020
Randy Brecker & Eric Marienthal: Double Dealin’
The wonder of Double Dealin’ is that, given the decades Brecker and Marienthal have been in each other's orbit, this...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2020
Immanuel Wilkins: Omega
The Blue Note label's talent-scouting skills continue to resurface under current label-boss Don Was. Alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins first came...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: October/2020
Mammal Hands: Captured Spirits
Former Gondwana labelmates GoGo Penguin gave Mammal Hands an early leg-up, and the bands share a taste for minimalism and...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: October/2020
The Jeff Hamilton Trio: Catch Me If You Can
Now 67, Hamilton is a senior pro among US drummers whose wide-ranging discography includes albums with Woody Herman, Monty Alexander...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: October/2020
Max Bessesen: Trouble
This Chicago-based saxophonistcomposer’s quartet’s new recording features guest veteran Ron Miles’ classy contribution on cornet, and it’s understated and harmonically...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2020
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