Reviews
Ambrose Akinmusire: Beauty Is Enough
Since his 2008 debut Prelude, Ambrose Akinmusire has been nothing if not adventurous; and this latest release consolidates his ambition...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2023
Dannie Richmond Quintet: Dionysius
Dannie Richmond | Cameron Brown | Bob Neloms | Jack Walrath | Ricky Ford
One of the great keepers of the Mingus flame, drummer Dannie Richmond was a sterling presence in acoustic jazz up...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2023
Tubby Hayes: No Blues: The Complete Hopbine ‘65
Tubby Hayes | Dick Brennan | Ron Matthewson | Kenny Powell | Tommy Whittle
Now if HG Wells’ 19th century time traveller had set his controls to the year 1965 instead of aeons further...
Reviewed by Chris Welch in issue: September/2023
Nina Simone: You’ve Got To Learn
Lisle Atkinson | Bobby Hamilton | Rudy Stevenson | Nina Simone
At just 32 minutes in length, this album is short, but very much on the sweet side; in fact, it's...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: September/2023
Max Roach: members, don’t git weary.
Andy Bey | Charles Tolliver | Max Roach | Jymie Merrit | Gary Bartz | Stanley Cowell
Recorded and released in the wake of America's post MLK/RFK assassination turmoil and its increasingly fraught intervention in Vietnam, members…...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: September/2023
Sammy Figueroa: Searching for a Memory
Raised in Puerto Rico, premier league percussionist Sammy Figueroa was actually born in New York. His career as a sideman...
Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: September/2023
Archie Shepp & Richard Davis: Body And Soul
Archie Shepp is possibly one of the most prolific duo partners in jazz history, having formed memorable partnerships with the...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2023
Shakti: This Moment
Shankar Mahadevan | John McLaughlin | Zakir Hussain | Ganesh Rajagopalan | Selvaganesh Vinayakram
Two years in the making, and 22 years since their last album, Saturday Night In Bombay, Shakti's latest album, This...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2023
Mel Tormé: Four Classic albums
Of the four albums here, only one, Sings Fred Astaire, would qualify as an out-and-out jazz album, with Tormé and...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2023
Jeremy Dutton: Anyone is Better Than Here
This vivid collection of originals, featuring contemporary-jazz luminaries including saxophonist Ben Wendel and much-acclaimed trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, is the leadership...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: September/2023
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