Sara Colman – What We’re Made Of(Stoney Lane Records. SLR1968. CD Review by Alison Bentley) Jazz singers have often relied on the Great American Songbook and professional songwriters’ compositions for their repertoire. […]
Omar Sosa & Yilian Cañizares – Aguas(OTA Records OTA1032. CD review by Peter Bacon) The Cuban pianist Omar Sosa is a committed collaborator. Throughout his recording career albums in his name have […]
Emile Parisien Quintet – Sfumato Live in Marciac(ACT 6021-2. CD/DVD review by Brian Marley) Soprano saxophonist Emile Parisien’s rise to prominence isn’t surprising given the strength of his recent releases: Chien Guêpe […]
Frank Kimbrough/Scott Robinson/Rufus Reid/Billy Drummond – The Complete Compositions Of Thelonious Sphere Monk.(Sunnyside SSC4032. Six CD Set. Review by Liam Noble) When I was a kid I had an encyclopedia. Every Saturday […]
Martin Archer + Engine Room Favourites – Safety Signal from a Target Town(Discus 66. CD review by Brian Marley) An area of jazz still underexplored is that made under the auspices of […]
Ant Law – Life I Know(Edition. EDN1119. CD Review by Patrick Hadfield) Life I Know is the first album in a while from guitarist Ant Law: as one third of Trio HLK […]
Funimalayo Ngozi – Summer(Self-Released on CDBaby. CD Review by Nick Davies) Funimalayo Ngozi is a gospel artist originally from Atlanta, Georgia, and now living in Augusta. She describes herself on her website […]
Tom Barford – Bloomer(Edition Records EDN 1117. CD review by Frank Griffith) Tenor saxophonist Tom Barford‘s debut CD, Bloomer, on Edition Records, has been described by Evan Parker as “wonderfully intricate and […]
Lionel Loueke – The Journey(Aparte Music AP184. CD review by Peter Bacon) The musicians on this album come from a variety of backgrounds: classical music, jazz, African music, Brazilian music. They reflect […]
Vincent Peirani – Living Being II – Night Walker (ACT. 9858-2. CD Review by Alison Bentley) What brings together Sonny and Cher, Henry Purcell and Led Zeppelin? All are featured on Award-winning French […]
Ron Caines / Martin Archer Axis – Les Oiseaux De Matisse(Discus 72CD. CD review by Mark McKergow) Veteran saxophonist Ron Caines makes a very welcome return with this fascinating and inspiring collection […]
Kate Westbrook – Granite: A Soliloquy(Westbrook Records – WR003. CD Review by Jane Mann) Granite is a song cycle about Dartmoor with text by Kate Westbrook and music by Mike Westbrook. This […]
Ofer Landsberg Quartet – I’ll Be Around(CDBaby.com. CD Review by Leonard Weinreich) Ofer Landsberg started playing the guitar at seven years old. At 17, he traded Tel Aviv for New York, spiritual home of […]
Flat Earth Society – Untitled #0(Igloo IGL299. CD review by Peter Slavid) There’s a long tradition of quirky, experimental, improvising big bands in Belgium and Holland. Starting with Willem Breuker through Misha […]
Joey Morant – Forever Sanctified(BluJazz BJ3468. CD Review by Peter Vacher) Originally from Charleston, Joey Morant is now a New York-based veteran trumpeter who seems to have worked with everyone from Count […]
