Reviews
Robin Phillips: Sing. Play…For Pleasure
Phillips is a specialist in vocalese, his playful, conversational approach working a treat on lyrics by Jon Hendricks, King Pleasure,...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2014
Grant Green & Ike Quebec: Complete Instrumental Sessions
Originally introduced to Blue Note founders Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff as a talent scout, assistant producer, studio manager and...
Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: May/2014
Wayne Escoffery Quintet: Live at Firehouse 12
Orrin Evans | Wayne Escoffery | Rachel Z | Jason Brown | Rashaan Carter
Different generations of Escofferys have made important contributions to various branches of black British music, generally on the R&B and...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: May/2014
Marc Mac presents Visioneers: Hipology
There was a time, many years ago, when jazz reluctantly relinquished its once unassailable position from being the popular music...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: May/2014
Ralph Towner/John Abercrombie: Five Years Later
Ralph Towner | John Abercrombie
Another gem from the ECM vaults that has never previously been reissued on compact disc, Five Years Later – referring...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2014
Jimmy Giuffre: Three Classic Albums Plus (Second Set)
The original recordings were not too bad, but it's a shame that this set with the bass over-boosted and rather...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2019
Tim Hegarty: Tribute
Paul Metzke | Carlos Ward | Sam Brown | Paul Motian | Charlie Haden
Hegarty has been on the New York scene for some 25 years now, with regular gigs in Gil Evans bands...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: October/2019
Samo Salamon & the Slovene Philharmonic String Chamber Orchestra: Orchestrology
A Slovenian contemporary atmospheric jazz-rock infl uenced guitarist with a good international reputation arranges for orchestra on a quite epic...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2014
Gary Bartz NTU Troop: Home!
Rashied Ali | Albert Dailey | Bob Cunningham | Woody Shaw | Gary Bartz
These days, Gary Bartz is probably best known for his stint with Miles Davis at the very beginning of the...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2014
Nat Birchall Quintet: Live In Larissa
Corey Mwamba | Paul Hession | Adam Fairhall | Nat Birchall | Nick Blacka
For anyone who still believes in the transformative and inherently spiritual nature of jazz, most forcefully proposed by John Coltrane...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2014

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