Reviews
The Nels Cline 4: Currents, Constellations
Julian Lage | Tom Rainey | Scott Colley | Nels Cline
Following his gently epic Blue Note debut, Lovers, Cline returns to more familiar territory with a spate of post-bop workouts...
Reviewed in issue July/2018
Kenny Barron Quintet: Concentric Circles
Mike Rodriguez | Kiyoshi Kitagawa | Johnathan Blake | Dayna Stephens | Kenny Barron
Kenny Barron, the surefootedly elegant Philadelphia-born pianist, has released a deluge of classy discs since his recording debut in 1968...
Reviewed in issue June/2018
GoGo Penguin: A Humdrum Star
Rob Turner | Nick Blacka | Chris Illingworth
Interviewing GoGo Penguin has sometimes left me disappointed that their ideas' boundless ambition, the sense that they'd like to take...
Reviewed in issue April/2018
Chris Dave & The Drumhedz
The presence of no fewer than 15 tracks on this long-awaited debut by one of the pivotal drummers in contemporary...
Reviewed in issue March/2018
Dr Lonnie Smith: All In My Mind
Joe Dyson | Jonathan Kreisberg | Jonathan Blake | Alicia Olatuja | Dr Lonnie Smith
One of the great Hammond organists in addition to the mighty Jimmys (Smith and McGriff), the Doctor made several essential...
Reviewed in issue March/2018
Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band: Body and Shadow
Melvin Butler | Jon Cowherd | Myron Walden | Chris Thomas | Dave Devine | Brian Blade
The superlative drummer Brian Blade’s Fellowship Band has retained the nucleus of the line-up that recorded the eponymous debut release...
Reviewed in issue February/2018
Gregory Porter: Nat ‘King’ Cole & Me
It’s turning out to be quite a month for Nat King Cole fans. In addition to the reissue of the...
Reviewed in issue Dec/Jan/2017/2018
Blue Note All-Stars: Our Point Of View
An effective summary of Blue Note's current roster with the emphasis placed firmly on the strength of the soloists. Chances...
Reviewed in issue November/2017
Tony Allen: The Source
The all-original compositions of The Source flesh out ideas first mooted on Allen's EP A Tribute to Art Blakey and...
Reviewed in issue October/2017
Charles Lloyd New Quartet: Passin' Thru
Jason Moran | Charles Lloyd | Reuben Rogers | Eric Harland
Charles Lloyd formed his New Quartet in April 2007, and has toured and recorded with it whenever he has returned...
Reviewed in issue September/2017
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