Reviews
Tineke Postma: Aria
Tineke Postma | Robert Landfermann | Ben Monder | Tristran Renfrow
The initial inspiration for Tineke Postma’s eighth own-name release was the expressive singing of singer Maria Callas. Hence the explorations...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: June/2024
Jim Snidero: For All We Know
Joe Farnsworth | Peter Washington | Jim Snidero
Vastly experienced and a present-day stalwart on the New York scene, altoist Snidero (born 1958) says it’s only now that...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2024
Max Light: Chaotic Neutral
Max Light | Caleb Curtis | Walter Stinson | Julian Shore | Steven Crammer
In 2019, guitar-star judges, including Pat Metheny, John Scofield and Lionel Loueke, embraced the precocious arrival of Max Light, one...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: June/2024
Gilad Hekselman: Life, At The Village Vanguard
Eric Harland | Shai Maestro | Gilad Hekselman | Larry Grenadier
The Israeli NYC-based guitarist-composer Hekselman has earned a fast-growing international reputation mixing a spacey Frisell-like Americana vibe with his own...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2024
The 3 Sounds plus Lou Donaldson: Four Classic Albums
Gene Harris | Bill Dowdy | Andrew Simpkins | Lou Donaldson
Formed in 1957 by drummer Dowdy, the Three Sounds enjoyed a decade or so of success, their highly stylised ‘blues-infused...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2024
Brother Jack McDuff: Ain’t No Sunshine: Live in Seattle
Ron Davis | Lee Johnson | plus uncredited | Jack McDuff | Dave Young | Vinne Corrae
This spectacularly so-so excursion into public domain blues riffs by Brother Jack McDuff is certainly not up to the standard...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2024
Sun Ra & His Solar-Myth Arkestra: The Solar-Myth Approach
Sun worshippers are having a great time of it of late: following last month’s triple helping of previously unissued Ra,...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: June/2024
James Hudson: Moonray
Inspired by the work of George Shearing and the albums of the Marty Paich Dek-Tette with Mel Tormé, this follow-up...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: June/2024
Gary Husband: Songs of Love and Solace
A highly promising classical pianist in his youth, Husband’s teacher hurled his beloved (vinyl) copy of Bill Evans’ Live at...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2024
Beck Hunters with Laura Cole and John Pope: From Wolves To Water
Laura Cole | John Pope | Mick Beck | Johnny Hunter | Anton Hunter
Double-reed instruments such as the duduk, shehnai and rhaita have long held a fascination for progressive free-jazz musicians and other...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: June/2024
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