Asher Gamedze – Turbulence and Pulse (International Anthem IARC0057. CD/vinyl/download. Album review by Jon Turney) South African drummer and activist Asher Gamedze strives to unite his activism and his music-making. So this […]
Kenny Wheeler: Gnu High rec. 1975 and Nana Vasconcelos: Saudades rec. 1979 (ECM Luminessence Series (on vinyl). Double review by Phil Johnson) ECM’s new Luminessence series of audiophile vinyl releases from their […]
Michael Feinberg, Dave Liebman, Nasheet Waits, Leo Genovese & Noah Preminger (Criss Cross Jazz 1413 – album review by Charles Rees) 35-year-old American bassist Michael Feinberg has been active as a leader […]
John Pizzarelli – Stage & Screen (Palmetto Records JOPI01. Album review by Len Weinreich) Even though the sound on this CD is detailed and crisp, I have a problem with the atmos. […]
Taj Mahal – ‘Savoy (Stony Plain Records. Album review by Adam Sieff) I hope that Taj Mahal (aka Henry St. Claire Fredericks, Jr., b.1942) needs no introduction. If all that name means […]
Dave Storey Trio – Circeo (Clonmell Jazz Social CJS002CD. Album review by Bruce Lindsay.) The London-based Dave Storey Trio — Storey on drums, James Allsopp on tenor sax and Conor Chaplin on […]
Luis Russell – At the Swing Cats Ball, Vol.1 (Dot Time Records DT8022Album review by Len Weinreich) Interested in time travel? While dancers in Chicago were digging this music, people in Britain […]
Gabriel Latchin Trio – Viewpoint (Alys Jazz. Album review by Fiona Mactaggart) A refined delicacy and timelessness seem to imbue pianist Gabriel Latchin’s compositions and define his pianism. When listening to his […]
Tilo Weber – Tesserae (WeJazz Records – Album review by Peter Slavid) Jazz on the harpsichord isn’t unknown, but it is quite rare, and it makes for a very distinctive sound. McCoy […]
Dominic Miller – Vagabond (ECM 4589048. Album review by Julian Maynard-Smith) Dominic who? Here’s a clue: on Spotify, the most listened-to tracks from Dominic Miller’s previous albums are covers of ‘Fields of […]
Enrico Pieranunzi Trio and Orchestra- Blues & Bach – The Music of John Lewis (Challenge Records- CR73550. Album review by Frank Griffith) Enrico Pieranunzi, a standout Italian pianist has just released a […]
Alexander Hawkins Trio – Carnival Celestial (Intakt CD 398. Album review by Jon Turney) There are 57 varieties of piano trio, and a fair subset of them are represented on this session. […]
Walter Smith III, return to casual Blue Note Records 4886621 (CD review by Mike Collins) Press ‘play’ on Walter Smith III’s return to casual, his debut release on Blue Note Records, and […]
Superblue: Guilty Pleasures by Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter (feat. Nate Smith) (Edition. EDNDA1223. EP review by Alison Bentley) “I like to do big things and make big statements,” US singer Kurt […]
Enzo Zirilli’s ZiroBop – Ten Past Never (Ubuntu Music UBU0128. Review by Bruce Lindsay) Enzo Zirilli, Misha Mullov-Abbado, Rob Luft and Alessandro Chiappetta form the quartet known as ZiroBop and provide its […]
