Clare Fischer: Out of the Blue

Kathy Morton | Lynne Morrow | Peter Gordon | Jane Sharp | Gene Tyranny | Patrice Manget | Steve Bartek | Maggie Payne

Before his death in 2012, Clare Fischer managed to pack plenty of musical adventure and achievement into his 83-year, many-storied...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: September/2019

Various Artists: Creative Music Studio Archive Selections Volume 2

Gerry Hemingway | Anthony Braxton | Paulo Moura | Ustad Dagar | Lee Konitz | Kalaparusha Trio | Don Cherry | Aiyb Dieng | Karl Berger | Marilyn Crispell

Woodstock’s seminal Creative Music Studio (CMS), founded by the husband and wife team of pianist/vibraphonist Karl Berger and Ingrid Sertso,...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2016

Leon Thomas: Full Circle

While the likes of Gil Scott-Heron and Lonnie Liston Smith have been pushed as flagship artists in Ace’s excellent curation...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2016

Jazz at the Movies: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Mark Crooks | George Double | Joanna Eden | Andrew J Brown | Chris Ingham

Instead of jazz scores at the movies, this is a recording of jazz interpretations of movie themes of no fixed...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2016

Julian Shore: Which Way Now?

The ex-Gretchen Parlato pianist and composer Julian Shore’s sleepily lyrical quintet from New York features the promising guitarist Gilad Hekselman...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2016

Frank Woeste: Pocket Rhapsody

Gregoira Korniluk | Ben Monder | Frank Woeste | Youn Sun Nah | Sarah Nemtanu | Ibrahim Maalouf | Justin Brown

Born in Germany in 1976, Woeste has long been celebrated in France where he’s lived since 1997 with his French...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2016

Jerome Richardson: Complete 1958-62 Recordings

The prolific freelancer leads four sessions from 1958-62 that show exactly why he was the reed-player of choice for so...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2016

Ed Motta: Perpetual Gateways

Hubert Laws | Rickey Woodward | Charles Owens | Ed Motta | Marvin Smith | Greg Phillinganes | Patrice Rushen | Cecil McBee Jr | Tony Dumas | Curtis Taylor

Finally, it could be up and over for the great Ed Motta, the Rio-based singer, songwriter and prismatic talent who...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2016

Infinite Spirit: Revisiting Music Of The Mwandishi Band

Christopher Dean Sullivan | Mgagnga Eddie Henderson | Jabali Billy Hart | Bob Gluck

If anything can trigger a wave of nostalgia then it is the reinstatement of the Swahili names of Herbie Hancock’s...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2016

Naked Truth: Avian Thug

Lorenzo Feliciati | Roy Powell | Graham Haynes | Pat Mastelotto

Although led by Italian bassist, Lorenzo Feliciati, Naked Truth boasts some major US talent: keyboardist Roy Powell has worked with...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: March/2016