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bill bissett & Th Mandan Massacre: Awake In Th Red Desert
In the mid-to-late 1960s, the Kitsilano district of Vancouver was home to a thriving community of musicians, artists and freaks...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2019
Sonny Rollins: A Night At The Village Vanguard
At the risk of repeating myself (see the last edition of Jazzwise), here's another slice of vinyl opportunism from Jazz...
Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: May/2019
Adam Bałdych Quartet: Sacrum Profanum
Dawid Fortuna | Michael Barański | Adam Bałdych | Krzysztof Dys
This is Bałdychs sixth album for ACT, and his first for the label with his fellow Polish musicians. Reflecting his...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2019
Gwen & Tiana: African Time
“Alone, I go faster; together, we go further,” runs the proverb emblazoned on the sleeve of African Time, a work...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: May/2019
Madwort's Menagerie
Cath Roberts | Adam Spiers | Tim Fairhall | Alex Bonney | Julie Kjær | Tom Ward
Overhearing a big band's odd fragmentation in rehearsal suggested the potential of an unconventional ensemble to Tom Ward. Splicing elements...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: May/2019
Kaja Draksler/Petter Eldh/Christian Lillinger: Punkt.Vrt.Plastik
Christian Lillinger | Kaja Draksler | Petter Eldh
The first time Slovenian pianist Kaja Draksler, Swedish bassist Petter Eldh and German drummer Christian Lillinger met was on the...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2019
Benjamin Croft: 10 Reasons To…
Croft sounds like an original, adept at working with artists as diverse as Lesley Garrett and The Platters. This is...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2019
Arild Andersen/Clive Bell/Mark Wastell: Tales of Hackney
Clive Bell | Mark Wastell | Arild Andersen
I didn't know what a khene was, nor for that matter a pi saw, before Tales of Hackney dropped through...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: May/2019
Dave Torn/Tim Berne/Ches Smith: Sun of Goldfinger
Mike Baggetta | Tim Berne | Ches Smith | David Torn | Ryan Ferreira | Craig Taborn
Put the cat out, loosen the trousers, pour a long one, shut your eyes and when you come round in...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2019
Fat John Sextet: Honesty: The Unreleased 1963 Studio Session
Who? Well, Jazzwise readers of a certain age may remember drummer Fat John Cox as a stalwart of the early...
Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: May/2019
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