Reviews
Nigel Aubrey Thomas: Restless Soul
Bassist Thomas, a stalwart of the Sussex and wider UK scenes who has released two albums as a jazz bandleader,...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: September/2023
Henry Franklin: Tribal Dance
Something of a living legend (he's still playing at age 82, and released a Jazz Is Dead album last year),...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: September/2023
Kevin Figes & You Are Here: Seven For Lee/Green and Orange Night Park
Pete Judge | Riaan Vosloo | Kevin Figes | Jim Blomfield | Raphael Clarkson | Tony Orrell
This is one of those ideas that's so good that you wonder why nobody's attempted it before: get a group...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: September/2023
Kenny Barron/Buster Williams: The Complete Two As One
Kenny Barron | Buster Williams
These sessions, gathered together for the first time in this limited-edition (on vinyl at least) set, were recorded at the...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2023
Aki Takase & Alexander von Schlippenbach: Four Hands Piano Pieces
Alexander von Schlippenbach | Aki Takase
This latest meeting of pianists Alexander von Schlippenbach and his partner (and wife) Aki Takase features a unique dialogue between...
Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: September/2023
Sonny Rollins: Go West!: The Contemporary Records Albums
It’s comparatively easy to assemble a compilation of Rollins’ work for the LA-based Contemporary label, consisting of two albums and...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2023
Gene Krupa: 50th Anniversary Issue: Live And Hot
Drummer and compiler John Petters is an avowed Krupa enthusiast, and has taken the 50th anniversary of Gene’s death as...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: August/2023
Joëlle Léandre, Craig Taborn, Mat Maneri: hEARoes
Joëlle Léandre | Mat Maneri | Craig Taborn
The Sons D’Hiver festival in Paris has been an important platform for improvising artists all over the world for many...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2023
Madeleine & Salomon: Eastern Spring
Clotilde Rullaud | Alexandre Saada | Jean-Paul Gonnod
Madeleine & Salomon – aka vocalist and flutist Clotilde Rullaud (middle name: Madeleine) and pianist Alexandre Saada (middle name: Salomon)...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: August/2023
Andy Emler Megaoctet: No Rush!
Heading into his ninth Megaoctet album in 30 years, why would French pianist/composer Andy Emler be in a hurry? That...
Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: August/2023
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