Reviews

Al Jarreau & NDR Bigband: Ellington

Jörg Achim Keller | NDR Bigband | Al Jarreau

ACT Music

Rating: ★★★★

Lovingly performed, beautifully recorded, and possessing that singularly Jarreauesque joyousness throughout, in these and many other ways it would be...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: December/2024

Sun Ra: Lights On A Satellite: Live At The Left Bank

Resonance

Rating: ★★★★

Confusingly, Resonance Records have decided to give their latest collection of Sun Ra recordings virtually the same title as the...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: December/2024

Bill Evans: Evans in Norway: The Kongsberg Concert

Eddie Gomez | Bill Evans | Marty Morell

Editor's Choice

Elemental

Rating: ★★★★

By the time this was recorded, Evans had been working with Eddie Gomez for the best part of four and...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: December/2024

Rasmus Sørensen: At The Right Time

Francesco Ciniglio | Rasmus Sørensen | Jon Henriksson

April Records

Danish pianist and composer Rasmus Sørensen moved to New York to study at the Manhattan School of Music, join the...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: December/2024

Evelyn Glennie, Owen Gardner, John Edwards, Bex Burch: Tangled Goodbye

Evelyn Glennie | Owen Gardner | John Edwards | Bex Burch

Vula Viel Records

Rating: ★★★★

Tangled Goodbye is the result of a residency held by percussionist Bex Burch at Cafe OTO in 2022, where she...

Reviewed by Gail Tasker in issue: December/2024

Dinah Washington: Queen of the Blues – A Centenary Tribute

Retrospective

Rating: ★★★★

Hard on the heels of the Retrospective centenary tribute to Sarah Vaughan (reviewed in Jazzwise August 2024) comes a companion...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: December/2024

Scrimshire: Music For Autumn Lovers

Adam Scrimshire

Self-release/Bandcamp

Rating: ★★★★

Unfolding like a jazz-dappled soundtrack for staring through rain-streaked windows, strolling through crunching auburn leaves, or admiring a frosty exhaled...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: December/2024