Van Morrison – Latest Record Project Volume 1 (Exile / BMG). Album review by Alison Bentley Thank God For the Blues is one of 28 new songs on Van Morrison’s latest album […]
Van Morrison – ‘Latest Record Project Volume 1’
GoGo Penguin – ‘GGP/RMX’
GoGo Penguin – GGP/RMX(Blue Note Records – Download review by Graham Spry) Jazz afficionados rarely anticipate remix albums with much enthusiasm. The notion of inviting DJs and producers to revisit acoustic, improvised […]
Larry Coryell – ‘Last Swing With Ireland’
Larry Coryell – Last Swing With Ireland (Angel Air. Album Review by Denny Ilett) There can sometimes be something slightly voyeuristic about listening to an artist’s final recordings. One might become pre-occupied […]
Ariel Bart – ‘In Between’
Ariel Bart – In Between (Ropeadope Records. Album Review by Jane Mann) 22-year-old Ariel Bart is a chromatic harmonica player and composer from Israel. In 2019, she played on American free jazz […]
Avishai Cohen – ‘Two Roses’
Avishai Cohen – Two Roses(naïve/believe M7369. Album Review by Jon Carvell) When it first came out, I spent months listening to Israeli bassist Avishai Cohen’s 2007 album As Is… Live at the Blue […]
Fergus Hall – ‘Shores’
Fergus Hall – Shores (Self-released. Album review by Fiona Mactaggart) Fergus Hall is a musician, composer, improvisor and producer in the early stages of his career. He hails from the west of […]
Lol Coxhill – ‘Coxhill ‘85 ‘
Lol Coxhill – Coxhill ‘85 (Slam Productions SLAMCD 2114. Album Review by Olie Brice) This wonderful record of a 1985 solo Lol Coxhill gig really captures the experience of hearing Lol live […]
Rubén Blades with Roberto Delgado Orchestra – ‘Salswing!’
Rubén Blades with Roberto Delgado Orchestra – Salswing! ( Rubén Blades Productions. Album Review by Peter Jones) Fans of TV’s Fear the Walking Dead will be familiar with Rubén Blades’s work, as […]
Marius Neset – ‘A New Dawn’
Marius Neset – A New Dawn (ACT 9930-2. Album review by Jon Turney) The lavishly gifted Marius Neset has turned more to large ensemble projects of late, but his remarkable saxophone playing […]
‘The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Studio Sessions 1946-1966’ (Mosaic)
The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Studio Sessions 1946-1966 (Mosaic Records Limited Edition. Review by Leonard Weinreich) This Mosaic collection, limited to 3,500 copies worldwide, chronicles two fascinating decades of Louis […]
Tom Stephenson – ‘Perfect Circle’
Tom Stephenson – Perfect Circle (Available from BandCamp. Review by Patrick Hadfield) New releases from Glasgow’s lively jazz scene have been coming thick and fast this year, and this impressive debut from […]
Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas Sound Prints – ‘Other Worlds’
Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas Sound Prints – Other Worlds (Greenleaf GRE-CD-1084. Album Review by Alison Bentley) Not footprints, but Sound Prints: this US quintet led by Joe Lovano and Dave Douglas […]
Lukas Ligeti – ‘That Which Has Remained…That Which Will Emerge…’
Lukas Ligeti – That Which Has Remained…That Which Will Emerge… (col legno music. Album review by Fiona Mactaggart) That Which Has Remained…That Which Will Emerge… is the latest album from Austrian-American composer, […]
Matchbox Bluesmaster Series – Set 3 (Six-CD set)
Matchbox Bluesmaster Series – Set 3 (MSESET3 – 6 CDs. Release Date 7 May 2021. Album Review by Chris Parker) Disc 1: Memphis Harmonica Kings 1929–30 Disc 2: Texas Alexander 1928–29 Disc […]
Wollny/ Parisien / Lefebvre / Lillinger – ‘XXXX’
Wollny – Parisien – Lefebvre – Lillinger – XXXX (ACT 9924-2 . Album review by Jon Turney) The ACT label has built a roster of artists that means you should expect the unexpected […]
