Reviews
Mary Halvorson Septet: Illusionary Sea
Although active in the New York avant garde scene for over a decade, guitarist and composer Mary Halvorson continues to...
Reviewed by Marcus O’Dair in issue: November/2013
Benny Golson: Turning Point/Free
Early-1960s Golson in two quartets (the Miles rhythm section with Kelly/Chambers/Cobb is the better), showing more aggression and fire than...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2013
Burak Bedikyan: Circle of Life
Burak Bedikyan | Peter Washington | Chris Potter | Bill Stewart
It’s almost a given in contemporary jazz that if you have a name and background of a particular ethnic group...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2013
Stefano Bollani/Hamilton de Holanda: O Que Será
Stefano Bollani | Hamilton de Holanda
The people at ECM must have realised that Scandinavian angst is all very well for times of affluence, but what...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: November/2013
Stan Tracey: The Flying Pig
Simon Allen | Mark Armstrong | Stan Tracey | Andrew Cleyndert | Clark Tracey
Six new pieces by Stan, inspired by World War One and played with vigour and verve, that might have come...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2013
Stanley Clarke: Time Exposure
Howard Hewett | Jeff Beck | George Duke | Louis Johnson | Ernie Watts | Stanley Clarke
Time Exposure finds Clarke deep into his techno funk phase, pitching himself somewhere between Shalamar, the Johnson Bros and Earth,...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2013
The DePaul University Jazz Ensemble with Jeff Hamilton: Salutes Woody Herman
DePaul University is located in Chicago, which may explain the readiness of top players like drummer Jeff Hamilton and Phil...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: November/2013
Arve Henriksen: Places of Worship
Arve Henriksen – co-founder of acclaimed avant-garde improv trio Supersilent – makes deeply atmospheric music that generally commands assent. ‘Melting...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: November/2013
FIRE!: (without noticing)
Andreas Werliin | Johan Berthling | Mats Gustafsson
Their first statement since the 30-piece FIRE! Orchestra’s monumental Exit! was released at the beginning of this year, (without noticing)...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2013
Album Interview: Robert Glasper Experiment: Black Radio: Volume 2
Needless to say the predecessor was a big, big album, making Glasper the go-to jazzer for a new generation of...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2013

Jazzwise Full Club
- Latest print and digital issues
- Digital archive since 1997
- Download tracks from bonus compilation albums throughout the year
- Reviews Database access
From £9.08 / month
Subscribe
Jazzwise Digital Club
- Latest digital issues
- Digital archive since 1997
- Download tracks from bonus compilation albums during the year
- Reviews Database access