Reviews

Review of Masabumi Kikuchi: Wishes/Kochi

Masabumi Kikuchi: Wishes/Kochi

Masabumi Kikuchi | Terumasa Hino | Steve Grossman | M'tume | Anthony Jackson | Dave Liebman | Al Foster | Reggie Lucas

Inner City 1978

The recent unearthing of Miles Davis's 1970 Fillmore dates provided a thrilling glimpse of the birth of the gritty funk-jazz-rock...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: June/2014

Review of Pigfoot: 21st Century Acid Trad

Pigfoot: 21st Century Acid Trad

Liam Noble | Chris Batchelor | Oren Marshall | Paul Clarvis

Village Life

Rating: ★★★★

The album title looks like an ironic dig at those hastily invented sub-genres claiming to be the new way forward...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2014

Review of Tori Freestone Trio: In the Chop House

Tori Freestone Trio: In the Chop House

Tim Giles | Dave Manington | Tori Freestone

Whirlwind

Rating: ★★★★

Tori Freestone was a late starter on saxophone having spent her early youth playing violin in the folk clubs of...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2014

Review of Stian Westerhus & Pale Horse: Maelstrom

Stian Westerhus & Pale Horse: Maelstrom

Erland Dahlen | Øystein Moen | Stian Westerhus

Rune Grammofon

Rating: ★★★

Ever since I first saw him attempting to destroy the Vortex (and his amp) with tidal waves of feedback while...

Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: June/2014

Review of Vic Lewis: Vic Lewis Plays Bossa Nova/At Home (London) And Away (Hollywood)

Vic Lewis: Vic Lewis Plays Bossa Nova/At Home (London) And Away (Hollywood)

Tubby Hayes | Shelly Manne | Don Bagley | Jimmy Deuchar | Victor Feldman | Shorty Rogers | Bud Shank | Freddy Logan | Al Hendrickson | Bob Cooper

HMV

Rating: ★★

Vic Lewis had two life long passions – Stan Kenton and cricket. Though, in the 1950s Vic modeled his Big...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: June/2014

Review of Jimmy Deuchar: The Complete Tempo Recordings 1955-58

Jimmy Deuchar: The Complete Tempo Recordings 1955-58

Tubby Hayes | Jimmy Deuchar | Victor Feldman | Stan Tracey | Ken Wray | Derek Humble | Harry South | Kenny Napper | Phil Seaman

Acrobat Music

Rating: ★★★★

This exemplary two CD set detailing an unsung hero of British jazz's work for the Tempo label between 1955-58 is...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2014

Review of Ulf Wakenius: Momento Magico

Ulf Wakenius: Momento Magico

Ulf Wakenius

ACT

Rating: ★★★

If Erik Satie had thought of it, he'd no doubt have wanted to recast his minimalistic piano piece ‘Gnossienne’ as...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: June/2014

Review of Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band: Now Hear Our Meanin' – The Complete 1963 Recordings

Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band: Now Hear Our Meanin' – The Complete 1963 Recordings

Jimmy Woode | Billy Mitchell | Keg Johnson | Carl Drevo | Jimmy Deuchar | Kenny Clarke | Roger Guerin | Idrees Sulieman | Derek Humble | Francy Boland

Jazz Lips Music

Rating: ★★★★

Although the CD liner notes do not say, this collection brings together all the material released on the KCFBBB's second...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2014

Review of The Jazz Five: The Hooter!

The Jazz Five: The Hooter!

Malcolm Cecil | Harry Klein | Art Ellefson | Tony Mann | Bill Eyden | Stan Wasser | Brian Dee | Ronnie Ross | Stan Jones | Vic Ash

Fresh Sound

Rating: ★★★★

A clever and interesting pairing by Jordi Pujol. Two of the best British jazz groups at the end of the...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: June/2014

Review of Hedvig Mollestad Trio: Enfant Terrible

Hedvig Mollestad Trio: Enfant Terrible

Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen | Ellen Brekken | Ivar Loe Bjørnstad

Rune Grammofon

Rating: ★★★

Norwegian axe-woman Hedvig Mollestad was born in the early 1980s, but her music's primary influences were all in full swing...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: June/2014

Follow us

Jazzwise Print

  • Latest print issues

From £5.83 / month

Subscribe

Jazzwise Digital Club

  • Latest digital issues
  • Digital archive since 1997
  • Download tracks from bonus compilation albums during the year
  • Reviews Database access

From £7.42 / month

Subscribe

Subscribe from only £5.83

Never miss an issue of the UK's biggest selling jazz magazine.

Subscribe

View the Current
Issue

Take a peek inside the latest issue of Jazzwise magazine.

Find out more