Reviews
Sun Ra And His Arkestra: In The Orbit Of Ra
Presented by long standing Arkestra member and present bandleader Marshall Allen, this is an intelligently assembled compilation of the maestro's...
Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: October/2014
Jerry Léonide: The Key
Seen recently in London with American vocalist Somi, Léonide is the young piano prodigy from Mauritius, a territory that punches...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2014
Mark Turner: Lathe Of Heaven
Marcus Gilmore | Avishai Cohen | Joe Martin | Mark Turner
There may be a great divide between uptempo anthem and downtempo ballad in jazz, but over time many have bridged...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2014
Albert Ayler Trio: Spiritual Unity
Sunny Murray | Gary Peacock | Albert Ayler
With near-perfect serendipity this album is reissued as anybody from Ayler accompanist Henry Grimes, along with Marc Ribot and Chad...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2014
Frank Harrison Trio: Lunaris
You might not expect a long-term ex-Gilad Atzmon sideman to go on to make airily reflective music, but this underrated...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2014
Alex LoRe: Dream House
This New York-based young alto saxophonist has his recent mentor George Garzone on his debut trio CD even though he's...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2014
Coleman Hawkins: Alive! At The Village Gate
Originally two Verve albums by Hawk's 1960s quartet with Tommy Flanagan, this couples them, includes guest spots by Eldridge and...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2014
Kevin MacKenzie/Steve Hamilton: Midnight Without You
A duo of leading Scottish instrumentalists on guitar and piano respectively in an ambient, melancholic jazzy pop exploration of the...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2014
Simona Premazzi: The Lucid Dreamer
This Italian, New York-based pianist has Greg Osby as her mentor (it's his label too and he's also a guest.)...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2014
Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins: Complete Recordings
This is the real deal, and Essential Jazz Classics is clearly the right label for such an intelligent compilation. Obviously...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: February/2018

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