Ricky Ford – The Wailing Sounds of Ricky Ford: Paul’s Scene (Whaling City Sound. Album Review by Adam Sieff) The great tenor saxophonist Ricky Ford (b.1954) as made a hugely enjoyable album […]
Bill Ortiz – Points of View (Left Angle Records. Album review by Bruce Lindsay) Trumpeter Bill Ortiz spent sixteen years as a member of Santana. The job may not have made him […]
Ella Fitzgerald at The Hollywood Bowl: The Irving Berlin Songbook (Verve. Album review by Len Weinreich)For most of her career, the incomparable Ella Fitzgerald was managed by the incomparable impresario Norman Granz, […]
Opus 5 (Alex Sipiagin, Seamus Blake, David Kikoski, Boris Kozlov, Donald Edwards) – Swing on This (Criss Cross Jazz 1406. Album review by Peter Vacher) The Mingus-minded among LJN readers will recognise […]
Emma Rawicz – Incantation (emmarawicz.com and Bandcamp. Album review by Mike Collins) Incantation is a set of nine originals from saxophonist Emma Rawicz, a confident and engaging debut recording, that conjures a […]
Albert Ayler – Revelations: The complete ORTF 1970 Fondation Maeght Recordings (Elemental 5-LP or 4-CD set. 5990443. Album review by Jon Turney) Three great saxophonists helped ease jazz out of the initially […]
Joe Webb – Summer Chill (Ubuntu Music . Album review by Denny Ilett) As jazz strove to retain its relevance in the 1960’s, and whether through desire or record company insistence, artists […]
Anteloper – Pink Dolphins (International Anthem. Album review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Anteloper is the duo of trumpeter Jaimie Branch and drummer Jason Nazary; both also make extensive use of electronics. The name Anteloper is […]
Brian Molley Quartet with special guest Krishna Kishor – Intercontinental (BGMM Records, BGMM 004. CD review by Patrick Hadfield) The Brian Molley Quartet are so assured that from the very start of their latest CD […]
Vega Trails –Tremors in the Static (Gondwana Records– GONDCD049. Album review by Graham Spry) The COVID-induced unscheduled break from his normally hectic schedule gave bassist and composer Milo Fitzpatrick, former member of […]
Jon Balke, Siwan – Hafla (ECM 2726. Album Review by Graham Spry) Norwegian pianist and composer Jon Balke (b.1955) has an association with ECM which goes back to his teens, and has […]
Mathias Heise Quadrillion – Quadrillion (Giant Sheep Music. Album review by Rob Mallows) The Clash, by The Clash. The Beatles, by The Beatles. The Smiths, by The Smiths. The release by any […]
Ron Magril – Until Now + Asaf Harris – Walk of The Ducks (Ubuntu Records. Album Reviews by Adam Sieff) For such a small and relatively young country Israel consistently punches above […]
Shake Stew – Heat (Traumton 4706CD. Album review by Alison Bentley) The Heat shimmers off this hypnotic album: it’s simultaneously exciting and soothing as three horns play over African rhythms, with two […]
Chet Baker Trio – Live in Paris (Elemental 5990541. 3 LPs. Review by Andrew Cartmel) On the labels of this handsome triple vinyl set, the font makes the artist credit look rather […]
