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ENEMY: The Betrayal
James Maddren | Kit Downes | Petter Eldh
Don’t let the band moniker or album title put you off. What sounds like a recording by a hardcore punk...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2023
Buddy Rich: Trios
Buddy Rich | John Burr | Barry Kiener | Tom Warrington
There’s quite a story here. Alan Gauvin, the Rich big band’s lead alto throughout the 1970s, often taped their live...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: November/2023
Wolfgang Muthspiel: Dance of the Elders
Scott Colley | Brian Blade | Wolfgang Muthspiel
Nine years after his ECM debut Driftwood, Muthspiel may consider himself one of the ‘elders’ in the title of his...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2023
Wandering Monster: Zenna
Richard Harrold | Sam Quintana | Tom Higham | Calvin Travers | Ben Powling
Wandering Monster’s third release Zenna opens with moody atmospheric piano chords from Richard Harrold, hinting at a minor-key, folkish melody;...
Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: November/2023
Mike Lindup: Changes 2
I had no idea Level 42 were still performing, did you? But I shouldn’t be surprised: there’s still a good...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: November/2023
Jack DeJohnette: Sorcery
Jack DeJohnette | Dave Holland | John Abercrombie | Michael Fellerman | Mick Goodrick
Ever the inventive drummer since his early forays with AACM in the mid 1960s, and game-chamging roles in the Charles...
Reviewed by Jon Newey in issue: November/2023
corto.alto: Bad With Names
Option paralysis is something we all have to deal with these days, unlimited choices ultimately find us simply unable to...
Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: November/2023
Jaimie Branch: Fly Or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war))
Jaimie Branch’s untimely and tragic death last year robbed jazz of one of its most singular – and promising –...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: October/2023
Tori Freestone & Alcyona Mick: Make One Little Room an Everywhere
Natacha Atlas | Brigitte Beraha | Tori Freestone | Alcyona Mick
Mick and Freestone each had very different lockdown experiences, yet through the duo format they have created an album that...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2023
Kyle Eastwood: Eastwood Symphonic
With the bassist Kyle Eastwood’s passion for both film and jazz, it seemed inevitable that at some point in his...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2023
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