Blossom Dearie – Discover Who I Am: The Fontana Years London 1966-70 (Fontana/ UMC- Mercury. Review of six-disc set by Lavender Sutton) Discover Who I Am, the new 6-disc release of Blossom […]
Reuben James – Champagne Kisses (Rufio Records – album review by Mark McKergow) Vocalist and keyboardist Reuben James presents his debut album, an abundant and smartly-produced collection of jazz-flavoured soul/R&B soaked in […]
(ECM Luminessence series. Vinyl reviews by Phil Johnson) ECM’s new audiophile vinyl series follows up the inaugural releases (Kenny Wheeler and Nana Vasconcelos) with a second imaginatively matched pair, both albums again […]
Modern Jazz Quartet – The Montreux Years (Montreux Sounds BMGCAT733CD. Album review by Len Weinreich) Shortly after the name changed from the Milt Jackson Quartet to the Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ), critics […]
Pat Metheny – Dream Box (Modern Recordings/ BMG. Album review by Simon Lasky) Throughout his career Metheny has interspersed his large ensemble projects with occasional solo or duo recordings. This album is […]
Dee Byrne – Outlines (Whirlwind Records CD WR 4809. CD review by Jon Turney) Alto saxophonist Dee Byrne’s title for this very attractive set apparently refers to drawings she made as a […]
Paul Bley Trio: Paul Plays Carla (SteepleChase G1303. LP review by Phil Johnson) Nils Winther started the SteepleChase label back in 1972 when he was a Copenhagen student. It’s still going strong, […]
Fraser Smith Quartet – Tip Top! (Ubuntu music. Album Review by Len Weinreich.)In a far-off time when giants strode the earth, tenor saxophonists had to choose which gods to follow: Coleman Hawkins […]
Bill Evans – Treasures: Solo, Trio & Orchestra Recordings from Denmark (1965–1969) (Elemental Music 5990444. Album review by Julian Maynard-Smith) Fans of Bill Evans are hardly short of existing material, what with […]
Miriam Ast Trio – Tales & Tongues (Unit/Bandcamp. Album review by Rolf Thomas (*)) Young German vocalist Miriam Ast – she studied at RAM in London – is accompanied by a pianist […]
Elina Duni (with Rob Luft, Matthieu Michel, Fred Thomas) – A Time To Remember (ECM Records – ECM2781. Album review by Graham Spry) It is always a treat to hear a new […]
Says The Duke – a) The Westbrooks’ Granite Band , 2021, Westbrook Records WR 007. b) with Uncommon Orchestra (2023). Available from Bandcamp. Review by Richard Lee How do you keep hope […]
FlamenKora – FlamenKora(Motema. Album review by Sebastian Scotney) FlamenKora is the name of the trio of three musicians from very different heritages: German-born, NYC-based trumpeter (and instigator) Volker Goetze, “rising Madrid flamenco […]
Nicky Schrire – Nowhere Girl (Anzic Records – review by Bruce Lindsay) Almost ten years. That’s how long it’s been since singer and songwriter Nicky Schrire last released some music. Now she’s […]
Lorenzo De Finti (with Fabrizio Bosso) – Lullabies From An Unknown Time (Losen LOS 267-2. Album review by Sebastian Scotney) For his fourth album on the Norwegian Losen label, pianist, composer, arranger, […]
