Emile Parisien – Louise(ACT 9943-2. Album review by Jon Turney) The impish French Soprano sax specialist Emile Parisien is a Euro-jazz star but here brings three US players into his band to […]
Emile Parisien – ‘Louise’
‘Matchbox Bluesmaster Series – Set 6’ (Papa Charlie Jackson, Memphis Jug Band, Barbecue Bob…)
Matchbox Bluesmaster Series – Set 6 (MSESET6 – 6 CDs. Album review by Chris Parker) Disc 1: Papa Charlie Jackson 1924–29 Disc 2: Memphis Jug Band 1927–34 Disc 3: Barbecue Bob 1927–30 […]
Immanuel Wilkins – ‘The 7th Hand’
Immanuel Wilkins – The 7th Hand (Blue Note. Album review by John Bungey) The much-admired young American alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins already fronts a fine quartet. But his second album poses the […]
Stan Tracey Trio – ‘The 1959 Sessions’
Stan Tracey Trio – ‘The 1959 Sessions’(ReSteamed-Records RSJ116. Album Review by Leonard Weinreich.) The music on this album, never previously released, represents a recovered time capsule and demands a word or two […]
Kevin Figes – ‘Wallpaper Music’
Kevin Figes – Wallpaper Music Pig Records, PIG11 (CD review by Mike Collins) Wallpaper Music, released at the end of 2021, is a tour-de-force from multi-instrumentalist and composer Kevin Figes, conjuring a […]
King Crimson – ‘Music is Our Friend/ Robert Fripp – ‘Music for Quiet Moments’
King Crimson – Music is Our Friend: Live in Washington and Albany 2021 (2 CDs) Robert Fripp – Music for Quiet Moments (8-CD Set) (Panegyric. Album reviews by John Bungey) There are […]
Oscar Peterson – ‘A Time For Love. Live In Helsinki 1987’
Oscar Peterson – A Time For Love – Live In Helsinki 1987 (Mack Avenue MAC1151 – CD review by Mark McKergow) This double CD set finds Canadian piano maestro Oscar Peterson with his quartet in […]
Malstrom – ‘Klaus-Dieter’
Malstrom – Klaus-Dieter(Berthold Records. Album review by Rob Mallows) I’ve listened to a lot of music. I’ve owned a lot of albums. I’ve yet to see a front cover illustration as, well, I […]
James Beckwith – ‘Long Distance’
James Beckwith – Long Distance(SE 10 Music. Album review by Rob Mallows) As a fellow proud resident of south London, I felt compelled out of a sense of geographic loyalty to check […]
Chris Laurence – ‘Kenny Wheeler: Some Gnu Ones’
Chris Laurence – Kenny Wheeler: Some Gnu Ones (Jazz In Britain, JIB-29-S-Cd. Album review by Mike Collins) There are many remarkable things about the this release by Chris Laurence, but quite properly […]
Kinetika Bloco – ‘Legacy’
Kinetika Bloco – Legacy (Banger Factory Records. Album Review by Adam Sieff) This album is a homage to the Kinetika Bloco carnival group who are celebrating their 21st Anniversary, and especially to […]
Brian Molley Quartet – ‘Modern Traditions’
Brian Molley Quartet – Modern Traditions (BGMM Records BGMM 003, available from BandCamp. Album Review by Patrick Hadfield) Brian Molley‘s new release does exactly what it says on the label: the Glasgow-based […]
EDQ – ‘They All Be On This Old Road: The Seven Dials Concert’ (rec.1976)
EDQ – They All Be On This Old Road: The Seven Dials Concert (Ogun OGCD 048. Album Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) The last few years have seen some excellent re-issues of British […]
Jorge Rossy, Robert Landfermann, Jeff Ballard – ‘Puerta’
Jorge Rossy, Robert Landfermann, Jeff Ballard – Puerta (ECM Records 2661. Album review by Graham Spry) Jorge Rossy is a familiar name to those who have followed the career of Brad Mehldau, […]
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers – ‘First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings’
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers – First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings (Blue Note. Album Review by Adam Sieff) This really is quite a find. In early 1961 a […]
