Zoe Rahman – Colour of Sound (Manushi Records MANUCD007. CD review by Mike Collins) A brooding piano rumble, then a grooving, funky riff and the band surges in behind Zoe Rahman’s piano. Click play […]
Zoe Rahman – ‘Colour of Sound’
Vincent Courtois, Daniel Erdmann and Robin Fincker – ‘Nothing Else’
Vincent Courtois, Daniel Erdmann and Robin Fincker – Nothing Else (BMC Records BMC CD311. Album review by Frank Graham) For anybody unfamiliar with the members of this Franco-German trio, cellist Vincent Courtois’s […]
Donny McCaslin Quartet – ‘I Want More’
Donny McCaslin Quartet – I Want More (Edition Records EDNDA1219. Album review by Tony Dudley-Evans) For listeners familiar with Donny McCaslin’s work in his acoustic quartet, or in his key role as a soloist […]
Matt Choboter – ‘Postcards of Nostalgia’
Matt Choboter – Postcards of Nostalgia (ILK Music ILK344 LP/CD. Album review by Frank Graham) From Keith Tippett to Benoît Delbecq and Eve Risser, improvising pianists continue to find inspiration in John […]
Louis Stewart & Noel Kelehan – ‘Some Other Blues’ (rec. 1977)
Louis Stewart & Noel Kelehan – Some Other Blues (Livia Records LRDC2301. Album review by Julian Maynard-Smith) Jazz albums featuring nothing but guitar and piano are such a rarity that until recently […]
Jacob Young Trio – ‘Eventually’
Jacob Young Trio – Eventually (ECM Records, ECM 2764. Review by Graham Spry) Eventually is guitarist Jacob Young’s fourth album as a leader for ECM Records. Following previous recordings with ECM stalwarts […]
The Nonidentical – ‘Material Tropes’
The Nonidentical – Material Tropes (NONID Records. Album review by Tony Dudley-Evans) Material Tropes, the debut full album of the Nonidentical group led by composer and multi-instrumentalist Zac Gvi, is both thoughtful […]
Blossom Dearie – ‘Discover Who I Am: The Fontana Years London 1966-70’
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’
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 […]
Don Cherry, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, Ed Blackwell – ‘Old And New Dreams/ Gary Burton- ‘The New Quartet’ (on vinyl)
(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’ (rec. 1985-93)
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’
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’
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’ (rec. 1991)
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!’
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 […]
