Gradischnig/Fishwick/Raible/Antoniou/Home – Mo Is On: The Music of Elmo Hope Vol 2 (Trio Records TR604. CD review by Leonard Weinreich) Jazz is haunted by tragic ghosts: giants like Bix, Christian, Blanton, Bird and […]
e.s.t. – e.s.t. live in Gothenburg (ACT Music ACT 9046-2. CD review by Adrian Pallant) What more can be said, what more can be heard of a band who, between 1993 and 2008, […]
Rich Perry – Other Matters (SteepleChase SCCD 31876. CD Review by Frank Griffith) Other Matters is tenor saxophonist Rich Perry‘s 25th release for Steeplechase, a label which he has been recording with […]
Marc Copland Trio – And I Love Her (Illusions Mirage IM4004. CD review by Mike Collins) In a recording studio somewhere, the drummer drops into a groove: a ghost of a backbeat; a […]
Michel Petrucciani – Colors (Dreyfus/BMG 538526830. 2-CD Compilation. CD review by Sebastian Scotney) Pianist Michel Petrucciani died at the age of 36 on 6 January 1999. He had been born with osteogenesis […]
Saxophone Summit – Street Talk (Enja Records – ENJA 9769. Review by Adrian Pallant) When the joy and thrill of music-making gushes out of your speakers with a life force such as […]
Joshua Redman & Brooklyn Rider – Sun on Sand (Nonesuch 0075597946383. Review by Dick Hovenga(*)) Saxophonist Joshua Redman loves a challenge. Throughout his career he has been springing surprises by releasing albums […]
Enrico Rava/Joe Lovano – Roma (ECM 774 2428. Review by Peter Bacon) Such is the quality of live recordings these days that it can come as a surprise to hear applause at […]
Martin Speake & Alex Maguire – Feathers (Pumpkin Records. 011. CD Review by Patrick Hadfield) This two-CD set from Martin Speake (alto saxophone) and Alex Maguire (piano) shows the two improvisers in deep conversation, […]
Mike Stern & Jeff Lorber Fusion – Eleven (Concord Jazz Records. CD review by Rob Mallows) Jeff Lorber is the original gangster when it comes to jazz-funk-fusion and all the variations thereof (indeed, he’s been […]
Luca Manning – When The Sun Comes Out (Luca Manning. CD review by Mark McKergow) The debut CD from Glasgow vocalist Luca Manning is a real landmark – a stripped-back collection of […]
Loz Speyer’s Time Zone – Clave Sin Embargo (Spherical Records. CD review by Richard Lee) Now here’s a name I’ve bumped up against for the last I don’t know how long, but […]
Eliane Elias – Love Stories (Concord Jazz. CD review by Frank Griffith) Eliane Elias‘ new album Love Stories is imbued with lush arrangements and unrelenting passion that marks all of her work. […]
Joe Armon-Jones – Turn To Clear View (Brownswood BWOOD 0207CD. CD Review by Peter Jones) One of the many joys of the current new wave of British jazz, centred around London’s Jazz […]
Rebecca Nash/ Atlas – Peaceful King (Whirlwind WR4748. CD review by Mike Collins) With Peaceful King, pianist and keys player Rebecca Nash has produced an assured and distinctive debut. Her band Atlas […]
