Saxtivity – No Deal (CD from FrankGriffith.co.uk . Album review by Duncan Lamont Jnr.) That man of many musical hats – composer, arranger, educator, clarinettist/saxophonist – Frank Griffith, is synonymous with quality […]
Saxtivity – ‘No Deal’
Blue Mitchell – ‘Blue Mitchell’ (rec. 1971)
Blue Mitchell – Blue Mitchell (Newland 002 . Album review by Len Weinreich) Trumpeter Richard Allen ‘Blue’ Mitchell (1930-1979) spent only 49 years on earth but, during his brief stay, managed to […]
Julia Hülsmann Quartet – “The Next Door”
Julia Hülsmann Quartet – The Next Door(ECM Records. Review by Graham Spry) Since the release of her remarkable debut album, The End of a Summer, on ECM Records in 2008, a new […]
‘Classic Black & White Jazz Sessions’ (recordings from 1943-1949)
Classic Black & White Jazz Sessions(Mosaic Records MD-273. Limited Edition 11-CD Set. Album Review by Len Weinreich) Mosaic Records is a Connecticut record company which reissues carefully curated sections of jazz history […]
Richard Andersson, Per Møllehøj, Jorge Rossy – ‘Inviting’
Richard Andersson, Per Møllehøj, Jorge Rossy – Inviting(Review by AJ Dehany) Here are three fine players relaxing into standards. Turn the clock back to 1995-2002 and the young Jorge Rossy was Brad […]
Partikel – ‘Anniversary Song’
Partikel – Anniversary Song (Berthold Records – Album review by Bruce Lindsay) Ten years after its foundation as a trio and its debut at The Grey Horse in Kingston, Partikel – saxophonist […]
Mario Gaiotto – ‘Cosmopaulista’
Mario Gaiotto – Cosmopaulista Download review by Jon Turney Here’s a refreshing Brazilian cocktail, newly mixed by drummer Mario Gaiotto for his first recording as leader. There are jazz portraits of New […]
Nate Wooley and Columbia Icefield – ‘Ancient Songs of Burlap Heroes’
Nate Wooley and Columbia Icefield: Ancient Songs of Burlap Heroes (Pyroclastic Records. Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Columbia Icefield is a group led by trumpeter/ composer Nate Wooley, and this is their second […]
‘Black Lives: From Generation to Generation’
Black Lives: From Generation to Generation (Jammin’Colours. Album review by John Stevenson) Black Lives: From Generation to Generation is a sprawling tapestry of Black music drawn from African, Caribbean and African-American musicians […]
Ettore Fioravanti Opus Magnum – ‘Attraverso Ogni Confini’
Ettore Fioravanti Opus Magnum – Attraverso Ogni Confini(Parco Della Musica Records MPR136CD. Album review by Sebastian Scotney) There is more than a hint of gentle self-mockery here. “Opus Magnum” is the slightly […]
Tom Harrell – ‘Oak Tree’
Tom Harrell – Oak Tree (HighNote HCD 7332. Album review by Peter Vacher Much is made in the literature of US trumpeter/composer Tom Harrell’s ongoing struggle with schizophrenia and his success in […]
Cyrus Chestnut – ‘My Father’s Hands’
Cyrus Chestnut – My Father’s Hands (HighNote HCD 7339. Album review by Peter Vacher) Now something of a veteran, the Berklee-educated pianist Cyrus Chestnut, who will be 60 this coming January, had […]
Önder Focan – ‘Patlıcan’
Önder Focan – Patlıcan(Focan Jazz. Album review by Francesco Martinelli) If you drop by the Nardis jazz club in Istanbul, by the Galata tower, and chat with guitarist Önder Focan, the chances […]
Jasmine Myra- ‘Horizons’
Jasmine Myra – Horizons (Gondwana Records GOND052. Review by Adam Sieff) Matthew Halsall’s Gondwana Records has become a valued record label as it consistently releases jazz music of the highest quality and […]
Joel Quarrington – ‘The Music of Don Thompson’
Joel Quarrington – The Music of Don Thompson (Modica Music. Album review by Lavender Sutton) Joel Quarrington, is best known as a classical double bassist. For over forty years, he has served […]
