Reviews
Aldo Caterino Ensemble/Enrico Pieranunzi: Heroes
Enrico Pieranunzi | Cesare Mangiocavallo | Aldo Di Caterino | Carlo Bavetta
Enrico Pieranunzi in the recording studio presents a more formal approach than the unbridled spirit he brings to the concert...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2025
Nicolas Meier Infinity Group: Last Sunset
Few guitarists have been as up close and personal with Jeff Beck as Nicolas Meier. Herr Meier was wingman to...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2025
Janette Mason: ReWired
Paul Booth | Tom Mason | Eric Ford | Janette Mason
It can be an act of courage for a jazz musician to take a rock or pop number and turn...
Reviewed by Victoria Kingham in issue: May/2025
Space Blanket: Sonic Balms For Soothing Souls
When Shabaka Hutchings jumped onstage and started wailing at a Soccer96 gig, The Comet Is Coming was born, creating the...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: May/2025
Quintet Intuition: Improvised Music
Jonathan Impett | Bob Helsloot | Maarten van der Valk | Peter Massink | Wilbert de Gooijer
This improvising group’s origins lay in the meeting of drummer Maarten van der Valk and trumpeter Jonathan Impett when both...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2025
Branford Marsalis Quartet: Belonging
Eric Revis | Justin Faulkner | Branford Marsalis | Joey Calderazzo
Belonging is Marsalis’ first recording since 2019 and is described as “A full album interpretation of Keith Jarrett’s 1974 album...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2025
Matt Holborn: For Stuff
Simon Read | Fraser Urquhart | Honey Boulton | Matt Holborn | Joe Dessauer
A tribute album that includes only two songs by the tributee? Well, on listening to violinist Holborn, you kind of...
Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: April/2025
Gerald Wiggins: Classic Trio Sessions 1956-1957
Gerald Wiggins | Bill | Joe Comfort | Bill Richmond | Douglass | Gene Wright | Jackie Mills
Wiggins (1922-2008) often appeared in Europe during the summer festival season, otherwise he stayed close to Los Angeles where he...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: April/2025
Ray Russell Quartet: The Complete Spontaneous Event: Live 1967-1969
Dave Holland | Pete Lemer | Ray Russell | Roy Fry | Alan Rushton | Ron Mathweson
Until now, one of the best releases on the excellent Jazz In Britain label has been 2020’s Spontaneous Event, containing...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2025
Lukas DeRungs: Wake
Jan Dittman | Lukas DeRungs | Karim Saber | Jonas Esser | Immy Churchill
Recorded after a period on the road in 2022-3, this international quintet is a tightly-integrated band, its melodic lines shared...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2025
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