Reviews
Manne up!: Shelly Manne & His Men: Live at the Blackhawk Vol. 1
Monty Budwig | Joe Gordon | Richie Kamunca | Shelly Manne | Victor Feldman
Excellent jazz from the ongoing Contemporary/Craft reissue series, here highlighting one of the leading figures of West Coast jazz, drummer...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2024
The Louis Stewart Trio: Louis The First
Louis Stewart | Martin Walshe | John Wadham
Local-boy-made-good, and Ireland’s most high-status jazz musician, Louis Stewart (1944-2016) worked first in Dublin showbands, and then built a jazz...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2024
Harold Land: The Fox
Frank Butler | Herbie Lewis | Harold Land | Elmo Hope | Dupree Bolton
A classic of what West Coast jazz authority Robert Gordon once dubbed ‘California Hard’, The Fox is a record with...
Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: June/2024
Jamie Baum: What Times Are These
Jamie Baum’s fifth recording with her incredible Septet+ ensemble sees the New York-based flute player and composer dipping her toes...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: June/2024
Cal Tjader: Huracán
After spells with Dave Brubeck and George Shearing, vibraphonist, occasional drummer and bandleader Cal Tjader devoted himself to Latin and...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2024
Nubiyan Twist : Find Your Flame
Nile Rodgers is here, and Afrobeat scion Seun Kuti. Accra-born seer KOG brings his highlife stylings; Malian diva Mamani Keita...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2024
Ivo Perelman: Truth Seeker
Ivo Perelman | Tom Rainey | Mark Helias
Like any significant improviser who has grown from the fertile soil of history, Ivo Perelman has notable references. The Brazilian...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2024
Joonas Haavisto/Kestutis Vaiginis: Moon Bridge
Joonas Haavisto | Kestutis Vaiginis
One of Finland's most exciting jazz talents, Joonas Haavisto is perhaps best-known as a collaborator with the likes of singer-composer...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: June/2024
Cootie Williams: Concerto For Cootie – Selected Recordings 1928-1962
Acrobat’s sumptuous 4-CD collection devoted to trumpeter and star Ellingtonian, Cootie Williams (1911-1985), states: “Features performances with Duke Ellington, Benny...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2024
Hannah Horton: Live in Soho
Nic France | Tim Lapthorn | Rob Statham | Hannah Horton
This album, Hannah Horton’s second, was recorded in front of a live audience. It takes some guts to release a...
Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: June/2024
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