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 […]
Fergus Hall – ‘Shores’
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 […]
A Tonic For The Troops – ‘Ambush’
A Tonic For The Troops – Ambush(Odin Records ODINCD9575 – Review by Peter Slavid) If you have listened to any amount of music from Norway, there’s a good chance you’ll have heard […]
Graham Costello’s STRATA – ‘Second Lives’
Graham Costello’s STRATA – Second Lives (Gearbox Records. Album review by Fiona Mactaggart) Scotland is teeming with young jazz talent these days, and a notable example is Glasgow-based drummer and composer Graham Costello. His […]
Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh, Tyshawn Sorey – ‘Uneasy’
Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh, Tyshawn Sorey – Uneasy (ECM 3520696. Review by John Bungey) If I was one third of a piano trio (which luckily for the health of British […]
Sam Braysher Trio – ‘Dance Little Lady, Dance Little Man’
Sam Braysher Trio – Dance Little Lady, Dance Little Man(Unit Records UTR 4951. Album review by Adrian Pallant) The bold, solid colours of renowned Argentinian artist (and musician) Mariano Gil introduce Dance […]
Norman Willmore – Alive & Well At The Muckle Roe Hall
Norman Willmore – Alive & Well at The Muckle Roe Hall (Available as a download or LP from Bandcamp (link below). Album Review by Patrick Hadfield) Not quite but almost as far […]
