Cannonball Adderley: Somethin’ Else: The Stereo and Mono Versions

Hank Jones | Miles Davis | Cannonball Adderley | Sam Jones | Art Blakey

Fresh from their success in selling two versions of Blues And The Abstract Truth (see Jazzwise 228), the reissue producers...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: July/2020

Dafnis Prieto Big Band: Back to the Sunset

Alan Ferber | John Deutsch | Peter Apfelbaum | Mike Rodriguez | Nathan Eklund | Ricky Rodríguez | Alex Sipiagin | Bryan Lynch | Michael Thomas | Jeff Nelson

The sleeve notes present this album as a tribute to Cuban-born drummer, composer and musical director Dafnis Prieto's influences and...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: June/2018

Brad Mehldau: After Bach

Brad Mehldau

“As a professional organist, much of Bach's work took the form of improvisation, and during his lifetime it was the...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: June/2018

Cloudmakers Five: Traveling Pulse

Michael Janisch | Dave Smith | Hannes Riepler | Antonin-Tri Hoang | Jim Hart

Jim Hart has been pushing at the boundaries of the art of jazz vibraphone since forming Cloudmakers in 2015, his...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2018

Bill Frisell: Music IS

Bill Frisell

Simple ain't easy, as the greats would attest and nobody expresses that better than Frisell, notably in his solo work....

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2018

Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette: After the Fall

Keith Jarrett | Gary Peacock | Jack DeJohnette

After the Fall is a fascinating fly-onthe-wall document of Jarrett making his return to public performance on 14 November 1998...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2018

Gebhard Ullmann & Alexey Kruglov: Moscow-Berlin

An organic crossover of scored composition and free improvisation of this kind has its challenges, but the duo of experienced...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2018

Sara Serpa: Close Up

The wordless latin-jazz inflected Portuguese singer and improviser has a new quality trio (with saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock and cellist Erik...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2018

Frank Carlberg-Noah Preminger: Whispers and Cries

The Brooklyn-based saxophonist Noah Preminger, who at times here is reminiscent of Joshua Redman, gets together with pianist Frank Carlberg...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2018

Van Morrison and Joey DeFrancesco: You're Driving Me Crazy

Troy Roberts | Van Morrison | Joey DeFrancesco | Dan Wilson | Joey Defrancesco | Michael Ode

“I'm just a guy who sings songs,” Van Morrison insists on ‘Goldfish Bowl’, a denial of fame and the “media...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: May/2018