Joe Traina – Tip of the Hat (JTM 2020-1. Album review by Frank Griffith) Clarinettist Joe Traina‘s CD Tip of the Hat elucidates his full and liquid clarinet tone along with his […]
Sarah Vaughan – ‘Live at The Berlin Philharmonie 1969’
Sarah Vaughan – Live at The Berlin Philharmonie 1969 (The Lost Recordings TLR 2004037. Album review by Lauren Bush) This double disc release of Sarah Vaughan at the 1969 Berliner Jazztage combines […]
Nigel Price Organ Trio – ‘Wes Reimagined’
Nigel Price Organ Trio – Wes Reimagined (Ubuntu Music UBU0080. Album review by Denny Ilett) There’s a very good reason why the music of Wes Montgomery continues to inspire guitarists some 53 […]
Paul Dunmall and Mark Sanders – ‘Unity’
Paul Dunmall and Mark Sanders – Unity (577 Records 5852. Album Review by Dan Bergsagel) Paul Dunmall and Mark Sanders combine as a duo for the first time on record on this compact, 5-track […]
Matthew Halpin – ‘Agreements’
Matthew Halpin – Agreements (Frutex Tracks FT012 – Album Review by Peter Slavid) Matthew Halpin is a saxophonist, composer and a powerful and imaginative improviser, born in Dublin and now based in […]
Glenn Close, Ted Nash – ‘Transformation’
Glenn Close, Ted Nash – Transformation: Personal Stories of Change, Acceptance, and Evolution(Tiger Turn. Album Review by Sebastian Scotney) The idea that music should come first might be as old as the […]
Martial Solal – ‘Coming Yesterday’
Martial Solal – Coming Yesterday: Live at Salle Gaveau 2019(Challenge Records CR73516. Album review by Leonard Weinreich)After 92 years of surmounting life’s obstacles, Martial Solal has decided to throw in the towel. Born Jewish […]
Van Morrison – ‘Latest Record Project Volume 1’
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 […]
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 […]
