Reviews

Review of Gerald Cannon: Live at Dizzy’s Club: The Music of Elvin & McCoy

Gerald Cannon: Live at Dizzy’s Club: The Music of Elvin & McCoy

Gerald Cannon | Sherman Irby | Eddie Henderson | Lenny White | Joe Lovano | David Kikoski | Steve Turre

Woodneck Records

Rating: ★★★

The label is Cannon’s own as is the band, brought together by him for this one-off booking to pay tribute...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: March/2024

Review of Jon Appleton & Don Cherry: Human Music

Jon Appleton & Don Cherry: Human Music

Jon Appleton | Don Cherry

Flying Dutchman/BGP

Rating: ★★★

One of the oddest releases in the peerless Flying Dutchman catalogue, Human Music speaks both to [label founder] Bob Thiele’s...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: March/2024

Review of Julian Lage: Speak To Me

Julian Lage: Speak To Me

Dave King | Jorge Roeder | Julian Lage | Kris Davis | Levon Henry | Patrick Warren

Editor's Choice

Blue Note

Rating: ★★★★

Over the years since he was discovered as a 12 year-old prodigy, gigs with Gary Burton, John Zorn and Charles...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: March/2024

Review of Martin Sjöstedt & Stockholm Jazz Orchestra: Horizon

Martin Sjöstedt & Stockholm Jazz Orchestra: Horizon

Fredrik Norén | Andreas Gidlund | Karl-Martin Almqvist | Peter Dahlgren, | Johan Christoffersson | Magnus Broo | Martin Sjöstedt | Karn Hammar | Karl Olandersson | Nils Janson

Ubuntu Music UBO148CD

Rating: ★★★★

The Stockholm Jazz Orchestra led by Fredrick Norén is one of the prime exhibits on the Stockholm jazz scene for...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2024

Review of Abbie Finn Trio: Stotties for Three

Abbie Finn Trio: Stotties for Three

Harry Keeble | Paul Grainger | Abbie Finn

Self-release/Bandcamp

Rating: ★★★

When an album comes with a titular celebration of an iconic North-East bakery product, and an opening tune entitled ‘Nee...

Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: March/2024

Review of Hank Jones: Solo and With His Own Bands 1947-59

Hank Jones: Solo and With His Own Bands 1947-59

Paul Chambers Pierre Michelot | Kenny Clarke | Hank Jones | Kenny Burrell | Barry Galbraith | Joe Wilder | Ray Brown | Milt Hinton | Eddie Jones | Donald Byrd

Acrobat

Rating: ★★★

Perhaps not so celebrated in his own right as his brothers Thad and Elvin, and (in his own opinion) not...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2024

Review of Cuff Billett’s New Europa Jazz Band: At Last!

Cuff Billett’s New Europa Jazz Band: At Last!

John Wiseman | Cuff Billett | Loz Garfield | Cliff Harper | Chris Tilley | Pete Jackman | John Clarke

Upbeat

Rating: ★★★

One of Britain’s finest New Orleans-style musicians, trumpeter Cuff Billett is well-known for his recordings with Barry Martyn, Bill Greenow...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2024

Review of Fabiano do Nascimento & Sam Gendel: The Room

Fabiano do Nascimento & Sam Gendel: The Room

Fabiano do Nascimento

Real World

Rating: ★★★★

For two days in a Californian basement studio, American saxophonist Sam Gendel and Brazilian guitarist Fabio do Nascimento used their...

Reviewed by Gail Tasker in issue: March/2024

Review of Joel Ross: nublues

Joel Ross: nublues

Jeremy Dutton | Jeremy Corren | Gabrielle Garo | Immanuel Wilkins | Kanoa Mendenhall | Joel Ross

Editor's Choice

Blue Note

Rating: ★★★★

Young vibraphone star Joel Ross went back to an unfinished music degree at New York's New School in 2020, when...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: March/2024

Review of Jan Bang: Reading The Air

Jan Bang: Reading The Air

Anneli Drecker | Jan Bang | Arve Henriksen | Canberk Ulaş | Benedikte Kløw Askedalen | Anders Engen | Audun Erlien | Adam Rudolph | Eivind Aarset | Simin Tander

Punkt Editions

Rating: ★★★

After 25 years, singer and producer Jan Bang releases his second solo vocal album, a sequence of songs with lyrics...

Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: March/2024

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