Reviews
Howard McGhee: The Howard McGhee Collection 1945-53
Howard McGhee could play fast and high, sweet and low, and any point in between, and might have enjoyed a...
Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: February/2020
Pat Metheny: From This Place
Metheny’s first album of new material since 2014’s Kin (Nonesuch), From This Place is for my money the guitarist/composer/bandleader’s finest...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2020
Ingrid Laubrock + Aki Takase: Kasumi
All the accumulated wisdom and curiosity of a half-century at the sharp end of jazz – but none of the...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: February/2020
Anita O'Day: Selected Clef, Norgran & Verve Recordings 1952-56
Shelly Manne | Roy Eldridge | Barney Kessel | Stan Getz | Monty Budwig | Anita O'Day
One of the greatest jazz vocalists of the post-war era, this exceptional 46-track, 2CD set brings together five albums –...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: February/2020
Blicher Hemmer Gadd: Get That Motor Runnin'
Eddi Jarl | Paul Carrack | Steve Gadd | Andreas Lund | Michael Blicher | Peter Rosendal | Dan Hemmer
Straightahead soul blues from a trio that are having a gas. Gadd of course is immaculate, shuffling superbly on the...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2020
Susan Alcorn & Phillip Greenlief: Prism Mirror Lens
Susan Alcorn | Phillip Greenlief
What a delectable dance of dappled textures. Baltimore-based pedal-steel player Susan Alcorn has garnered a deserved reputation for just this...
Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: February/2020
John Law: Re-Creations Vol.2/Vol.3
John Law | Sam Crockatt | Billy Weir | James Agg
An ambitious approach to a wide range of repertoire, mostly 20th century in origin (from James P. Johnson to Pat...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: February/2020
Roberto Fonseca: Yesun
Afro-Cuban pianist, composer and bandleader Fonseca played a blinder at EartH in Hackney last December, buoyed by the same trio...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: February/2020
Wild Card: Beast from the East
The core trio of Wild Card are themselves a formidably fun band, but the buzz and sparkle of their releases...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2020
Dave Douglas: Engage
It’s Douglas’ gift that his music is not compromised by his politics or vice versa. The music expresses the politics,...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2020
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