Reviews
Mikkel Ploug Group ft Mark Turner: Nocturnes
Mikkel Ploug | Sean Carpio | Mark Turner | Jeppe Skovbakke
Ballad playing is an integral part of the jazz canon, and it is fascinating to see how many new avenues...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2023
Dick Sisto: Falling In Love
Tom Rainey | Drew Gress | Dick Sisto | Fred Hersch
Vibist Sisto, a new name to me – but quite an old hand apparently – grew up in Chicago and...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: July/2023
Steve Smith and Vital Information: Time Flies/A Prayer for the Generations
Manuel Valera | Janek Gwizdala | Mike Mainieri | George Garzone | Steve Smith
Given the name of former Journey drummer Steve Smith's jazz unit, it seems only right to begin with a little...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: July/2023
Shirley Scott: A Walkin’ Thing
Terell Stafford | Shirley Scott | Aaron Walker | Tim Warfield | Arthur Harper
After almost a 10-year hiatus from recording in the 1980s, Shirley Scott came back to the studios for a brief...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2023
Alan Skidmore: A Supreme Love
It's testament to the richness of Skid's considerable output over the years that this box set of almost entirely unreleased...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: July/2023
Orrin Evans: The Red Door
The notion of ‘in’ and ‘out’ sounds being able to live together is nothing new, whether or not you care...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2023
Elina Duni: A Time To Remember
Matthieu Michel | Rob Luft | Elina Duni | Fred Thomas
The Swiss-Albanian vocalist Elina Duni, an artist with a rare sensitivity to the connecting points between pure vocal and instrumental...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: July/2023
Fiona Ross: Thoughts, Conversations and To-Do Lists
London-based singer and pianist Fiona Ross has a way with a hook and a voice whose sweetness belies its impressive...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2023
Jonny Mansfield: The Air In Front Of You
James Maddren | Midori Jaeger | Jonny Mansfield | Will Sach | Dominic Ingham
Jonny Mansfield doesn’t let the grass grow under his feet - not content with learning to play the...
Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: July/2023
Marion Brown: Mary Ann (Live In Bremen 1969)
Marion Brown | Siggi Busch | Steve MCall | Ed Kroger
European broadcasting saves the day yet again, or ‘noch einmals’ as they say in Germany. We have to thank Radio...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2023
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