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Animation: Machine Language
Bob Belden | Matt Young | Bill Laswell | Roberto Verastegui | Peter Clagett | Kurt Elling
This ambitious production by Bob Belden with his group Animation, plus guests Kurt Elling and Bill Laswell (probably the first...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2015
Chet Baker Quartet: Live In France 1978
Jeff Brillinger | Phil Markowitz | Chet Baker | Scott Lee
Mis'tah Chet's reputation was instant, first with Gerry Mulligan's quartet and soon after in his own quartet featuring pianist Russ...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: October/2015
Sammy Figueroa: Imaginary World
Sammy Figueroa is still one of the most striking percussionists to grace the jazz scene. Formerly a sideman with both...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: October/2015
Tyrone Washington: Natural Essence
Cyrus Chestnut | Lenny White | Buster Williams
Kamasi isn't the first tenor wielding Washington to arrive on the scene with a fully formed, mature statement of intent....
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017
Sokratis Sinopoulos: Eight Winds
Dimitris Emanouil | Dimitris Tsekouras | Yann Keerim | Sokratis Sinopoulos
“I play an instrument associated with a specific tradition and live in a place where the tradition is really strong,”...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: October/2015
St Germain: Real Blues
Ludovic Navarre | Mamadou Cherif Soumano | Didier Davidas | Jorge Bezerra | Guimba Kouyate
Back in 1995, a French musician, composer and producer named Ludovic Navarre – aka St Germain – released an album...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2015
Mitchel Forman Trio: Puzzle
Mitchel Forman | Steve Hass | Kevin Axt
Turning 60 in a few months’ time, Forman has had a distinguished sideman career, with John McLaughlin and Wayne Shorter...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2015
Shatner's Bassoon: The Self Titled Album: Shansa Barsnaan
Michael Bardon | Oliver Dover | Johnny Richards | Andrew Lisle | Joost Hendrickx | Craig Scott
Formed in 2010, Shatner's Bassoon follow their debut Aquatic Ape Privilege with The Self Titled Album: Shansa Barsnaan. On titles...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2015
Henry Kaiser/Ray Russell: The Celestial Squid
Californian guitarist Henry Kaiser's previous collaborators include such legends of rock and free jazz as Fred Frith, Richard Thompson, John...
Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: October/2015
Daymé Arocena: Nueva Era
Yelfris Valdes | Oli Savill | Dayme Arocena | Julio Cesar | Neil Charles | Simbad | Robert Mitchell
The young Cuban singer Daymé Arocena has been causing ripples for a while now, what with her rich voice, charismatic...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2015
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