Sun Ra: Egypt1971

Sun Ra

I In 1970 Sun Ra and his Arkestra took off from their American I base for their first European tour,...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: October/2020

Colosseum: Live ‘71/Live at the Montreux International Jazz Festival1969/Live at The Boston Tea Party/Ruisrock, Turku, F

Jon Hiseman

Some lightweights may suggest life's too short to hacksaw through several hours of epically hairy (except for Hecsktall-Smith) jazz rock....

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2020

David Boswell: The Story Behind the Story

Hailing from the Metheny school of chill-out pop-fusion guitarists, David Boswell in the company of Scott Kinsey and Yellowjackets’ Jimmy...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2020

Josephine Davies’ Satori: How Can We Wake?

Josephine Davies

How Can we Wake? is saxophonist-composer Josephine Davies's trio Satori's third – and second ‘live’ – album since forming in...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2020

Takuya Kuroda: Fly Moon Die Soon

Takuya Kuroda

Kobe-born, New York City-based trumpeter Takuya Kuroda is a gifted player who combines jazz, hip hop and contemporary soul with...

Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: October/2020

Various Artists: Siggi Loch – A Life in the Spirit of Jazz

Sidney Bechet

This two-CD set coincides with the publication of a book of the same name by Loch: a largely photographic autobiography...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2020

Diane Schuur: Running On Faith

Diane Schuur

Co-produced by Schuur and sax player Ernie Watts, Running On Faith – Schuur's first new recording in six years –...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: October/2020

Matthew Shipp: The Unidentifiable

Matthew Shipp

2020 could well be the year of the Shipp, among other things. He has already marked his 60th birthday in...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2020

Various Artists: West Meets East: Indian Music and its Influence on the West

Though it was George Harrison who first introduced Indian music to mainstream Western pop audiences through his sitar embellishment on...

Reviewed by Jon Newey in issue: October/2020

Joachim Kuhn & Trummerschlunk: Playing Probabilities

Joachim Kühn

All credit to the ACT label, it has reacted very quickly to the Covid-19 crisis with its Neue U Musik...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2020