Reviews
Polly Gibbons: As It Is
James Maddren | Polly Gibbons | James Pearson | Loz Garratt | Al Cherry | Ross Stanley
This first all-original collection from vocalist and songwriter Polly Gibbons, her ninth studio album, provides an ideal showcase for her...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: August/2023
Roscoe Mitchell Orchestra and Space Trio: At The Fault Zone Festival
Over half a century, Roscoe Mitchell’s body of work has gained a stylistic breadth that marks him out as a...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2023
Kjetil Husebø: Years of Ambiguity
Arve Henriksen | Kjetil Husebø | Eivind Aarset
This enigmatically-titled album opens with ‘Inhale’, an all-Norwegian collaboration between composer/producer Kjetil Husebø, guitarist Eivind Aarset and trumpeter Arve Henriksen....
Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: August/2023
Ahmad Jamal: Four Classic Albums
Ahmad Jamal | Ray Crawford | Walter Perkins | Israel Crosby | Vernell Fournier | Joe Kennedy
This set of four reissued LPs is predominantly the work of Jamal’s earliest Chicago-based group, the Three Strings, with Crawford...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2023
Louise Dodds and Elchin Shirinov: Two Hours After Midnight
Elchin Shirinov | Louise Dodds
Named after the powerful final letter Mary, Queen of Scots wrote to the King of France, her brother-in-law Henri III,...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: August/2023
The Full Circle Quartet: The South Downs Suite
Angus Bishop | Joss Peach | Josephine Davies | Michelle Andrews | Kate Hogg | Terry Pack
There is a happy tradition of pastoral celebration not just in British classical music, but in jazz as well. Recently...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: August/2023
Ivo Perelman/Aruán Ortiz/Lester St. Louis: Prophecy
Ivo Perelman | Lester St. Louis | Aruán Ortiz
Brazilian tenor man Perelman is probably best known for his enduring partnership with pianist Matthew Shipp, which has found voice...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: August/2023
Ivo Perelman & James Emery: The Whisperers
Brazilian tenor man Perelman is probably best known for his enduring partnership with pianist Matthew Shipp, which has found voice...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: August/2023
Hank Jones: !!!
Kenny Washington | Hank Jones | George Mraz
This live set is apparently a new discovery, by Italy’s revitalised Red label, and no criticism is implied by suggesting...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2023
Master Oogway: A Lot of Music About Everything
Master Oogway’s last – and live – album, Happy Village, shared billing with guest flautist Henriette Eilertsen, together creating a...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: August/2023
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