Reviews

Review of Jimmy Heath: Four Classic Albums

Jimmy Heath: Four Classic Albums

Avid

Rating: ★★★★

Once dubbed ‘Little Bird’, a sobriquet earned for both his diminutive stature and his early allegiance to Charlie Parker, Jimmy...

Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: February/2020

Review of Matt Wilson: Hug!

Matt Wilson: Hug!

Palmetto

Rating: ★★★

This tightly-bonded quartet (with a frontline of saxophonist Jeff Lederer and cornetist Kirk Knuffke) have an affiliation with early Ornette...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2020

Review of Idris Muhammad: Kabsha

Idris Muhammad: Kabsha

Idris Muhammad

Theresa/Pure Pleasure Records

Rating: ★★★

One of the key bridges between jazz and hip-hop New Orleans, drum legend Idris Muhammad has a special place in...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2020

Review of Thumbscrew: The Anthony Braxton Project

Thumbscrew: The Anthony Braxton Project

Tomas Fujiwara

Cuneiform Rune

Rating: ★★★★

For their fifth album, experimental music trio Thumbscrew were invited to explore the vast Anthony Braxton archive that is stored...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: October/2020

Review of Vanderlei Pereira & Blindfold Test: Vision for Rhythm

Vanderlei Pereira & Blindfold Test: Vision for Rhythm

Vanderlei Pereira

Jazzheads

Rating: ★★★★

Brazilian-born kit drummer Vanderlei Pereira has recorded and appeared with a wealth of top Brazilian and Latin artists: Tito Puente....

Reviewed by Jane Çornwell in issue: October/2020

Review of Citrus Sun: Expansions and Visions

Citrus Sun: Expansions and Visions

Jean-Paul ‘Bluey’ Maunick

Dome Records

Rating: ★★★★

Citrus Sun is the long-time passion project of celebrated Incognito leader and producer Bluey Maunick. Given that the group is...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2020

Review of Stirrup+6: The Avondale Addition

Stirrup+6: The Avondale Addition

Fred Lonberg-Holm

Cuneiform Rune

Rating: ★★★

Here cellist and lynchpin of the Chicago scene, Fred Lonberg-Holm, combines two long-running projects: his trio Stirrup featuring bassist Nick...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: October/2020

Review of Stanley J Zappa: Muster Point

Stanley J Zappa: Muster Point

We Jazz Records

Rating: ★★★

Saxophonist Stanley J, like Uncle Frank, is an unconventional artist and in duo (occasionally trio) alongside a fellow Milford Gravesmentored...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2020

Review of Dave Pietro: Hypersphere

Dave Pietro: Hypersphere

ArtistShare

Rating: ★★★

Saxophonist Pietro heads a good quality large ensemble (that includes pianist Gary Versace and trumpeter Alex Sipiagin) through an airily...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2020

Review of Diego Urcola Quartet ft. Paquito D’Rivera: El Duelo

Diego Urcola Quartet ft. Paquito D’Rivera: El Duelo

Diego Urcola

Sunnyside Records

Rating: ★★★★

The cover artwork sees Urcola and D'Rivera back-to-back, trumpet and clarinet raised a la pistols at dawn. The gauntlet, we're...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2020

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