Reviews

Review of Rymden: Valleys and Mountains

Rymden: Valleys and Mountains

Dan Berglund | Magnus Öström | John Scofield | Bugge Wesseltoft

Jazzland

Rating: ★★★

Rymden, announces the trio’s website, represents ‘Music Made in Scandinavia’, and its creators are among the best-known Scandi jazzers of...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: November/2023

Review of George Freeman: The Good Life

George Freeman: The Good Life

Christian McBride | Carl Allen | Lewis Nash | Joey DeFrancesco | George Freeman

Editor's Choice

HighNote

Rating: ★★★★

The youngest and last survivor of the famed Chicago-based Freeman brothers, guitarist George worked with the family at first and...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: November/2023

Review of Todd Sickafoose: Bear Proof

Todd Sickafoose: Bear Proof

Allison Miller | Kirke Knuffke | Adam Levy | Todd Sickafoose | Rob Reich | Erik Deutsch | Jenny Scheinman | Ben Goldberg

Self release

Rating: ★★★★

Bassist Todd Sickafoose released his first album Dogs Outside in 2000 and got excellent press for the genre-blending Tiny Resistors...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: November/2023

Review of Alex Hitchcock Dream Band: Live in London

Alex Hitchcock Dream Band: Live in London

Ant Law | James Maddren | Kit Downes | Jamie Murray | Orlando le Fleming | Rob Luft | Alex Ridout | James Copus | Marc Michel | Alex Hitchcock

Editor's Choice

Whirlwind Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

Not one band but three, each one a sextet, and each recorded on a different night at London’s Vortex. The...

Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: November/2023

Review of Phil Haynes/Drew Gress/David Liebman: Coda(s): No Fast Food III

Phil Haynes/Drew Gress/David Liebman: Coda(s): No Fast Food III

Dave Liebman | Drew Gress | Phil Haynes

Corner Store Jazz

Rating: ★★★

Phil Haynes was 62 years of age on 15 June, a Downtown warrior who has remained true to the ethos...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2023

Review of Transatlantic Five: Transitions

Transatlantic Five: Transitions

Nate Wooley | Christian Raymond | Christopher Dell | Ken Vandermark | Klaus Kugel

Nemu

Rating: ★★★

As the name suggests, this new quintet convenes seasoned avant-gardists from America (Wooley and Vandermark) and Europe (Dell, Raymond and...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2023

Review of Flip Phillips: The Clef Years: Classic Albums 1952-56

Flip Phillips: The Clef Years: Classic Albums 1952-56

Dizzy Gillespie | Sonny Criss | Jerome Richardson | Hank Jones | Jimmy Woode | Flip Phillips | Earl Watkins | Kai Winding | Dick Hyman | Ray Brown

Acrobat

Rating: ★★★★

The apparent discrepancy between the dates in the title of this album and the dates of recording are because this...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2023

Review of John Carter/Bobby Bradford: Self-Determination Music

John Carter/Bobby Bradford: Self-Determination Music

Tom Williamson | John Carter | Henry Franklin | Bobby Bradford | Buzz Freeman

Editor's Choice

Flying Dutchman/BGP

Rating: ★★★★

Possibly one of the rarest items in the catalogue of revered indie label Flying Dutchman, but surely one of the...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2023

Review of Shake Stew: Lila

Shake Stew: Lila

Nikolaus Dolp | Johannes Schleiermacher | Oliver Potratz | Precious Nnebedum | Herbert Pirker | Lukas Kranzelbinder | Astrid Wiesinger | Mario Rom

Editor's Choice

Traumton

Rating: ★★★★

Shake Stew conjure Viennese souks, born from leader Lukas Kranzelbinder’s Moroccan adventures and hunger for music that moves and blows...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: November/2023

Review of Nicole Johänntgen: Labyrinth

Nicole Johänntgen: Labyrinth

Victor Hege | Jon Hansen | David Stauffacher | Nicole Johänntgen

Self-release

Rating: ★★★

Zürich-based saxophonist Nicole Johänntgen has recorded 25 albums over the years and accrued various awards, including the Saarland Art Prize...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: November/2023

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