Soft Works – Abracadabra in Osaka Recorded live at Namba Hatch, Osaka, Japan, 11 August 2003 (MoonJune MJR 112. CD Review by John Bungey) To my knowledge no one has ever made […]
Soft Works – ‘Abracadabra in Osaka’ (rec. 2003)
Will Glaser – ‘Climbing in Circles’
Will Glaser – Climbing in Circles (Ubuntu UBU0075. CD Review by Jon Turney) Adventurous drummer Will Glaser neatly sidesteps the repertoire problem that trips up lots of emerging players. This cleverly programmed […]
Blanco & Cárdenas – ‘Stories Without Words’
Blanco & Cárdenas – Stories Without Words (Digital only, from Bandcamp. Review by Fiona Mactaggart) Stories Without Words is an energetic, richly complex, global musical carnival of an album. So, when we […]
Paul Edis Trio – ‘Snakes and Ladders’
Paul Edis Trio – Snakes and Ladders (Self-released and available from Bandcamp. Album review by Adrian Pallant) Pianist Paul Edis established himself as one of the leading lights of contemporary jazz and […]
Fergus McCreadie – ‘Cairn’
Fergus McCreadie – Cairn (Edition EDN1165. CD Review by John Bungey) It’s tough to stand out as an up-and-coming piano trio. Record labels the world over turn out a stream of albums […]
Girls in Airports – ‘Dive’
Girls in Airports – Dive (Mawi Music. CD review by Nick Davies) Girls in Airports is one of the few young Danish indie jazz bands to have established itself internationally, with two […]
Alexander Hawkins – ‘Togetherness Music (For Sixteen Musicians) featuring Evan Parker and the Riot Ensemble’
Alexander Hawkins – Togetherness Music (For Sixteen Musicians) featuring Evan Parker and the Riot Ensemble (Intakt Records. CD review by Geoff Winston) Togetherness Music (For Sixteen Musicians) opens with one of the […]
Rembrandt Trio with Hossain Alizâdeh – ‘Same Self, Same Silence’
Rembrandt Trio with Hossain Alizâdeh – ‘Same Self, Same Silence’ (Just Listen Records JL007. Review by Julian Maynard-Smith) Given its name, it’s not surprising that the Rembrandt Trio is from the Netherlands. […]
Emmet Cohen – ‘Future Stride’
Emmet Cohen – Future Stride (Mack Avenue MAC1181. CD Review by Leonard Weinreich) It’s my guess that, at the moment little Emmet was born, his designated guardian angel was a clumsy klutz […]
Mario Rom’s Interzone – ‘Eternal Fiction’
Mario Rom’s Interzone – Eternal Fiction (Traumton Records. CD Review by Tony Dudley-Evans) The Austrian trio led by trumpeter Mario Rom with bassist Lukas Kranzelbinder and drummer Herbert Pirker is unusual in […]
Andy Hague’s Double Standards – ‘Release’
Andy Hague’s Double Standards – Release (Self-released and available from Bandcamp. CD Review by Denny Ilett) Andy Hague has been a mainstay of the Bristol and South West’s jazz scene for over […]
Tina May – ’52nd Street (and Other Tales)/ The Songs of Duncan Lamont’
Tina May – 52nd Street (and Other Tales)/ The Songs of Duncan Lamont (33 Records. CD Review by Frank Griffith) British jazz singer Tina May celebrates the songs of Scottish born saxophonist/composer/arranger […]
Ronnie Cuber/Gary Smulyan – ‘Tough Baritones’
Ronnie Cuber/Gary Smulyan – Tough Baritones (Steeplechase SCCD 31903 – CD review by Mark McKergow) These two titans of the baritone saxophone team up for a straight-ahead session with joyful noises and blazing […]
Enrico Pieranunzi & Bert Joris – ‘Afterglow’
Enrico Pieranunzi & Bert Joris – Afterglow (Challenge Records CR73460. CD review by Adrian Pallant) Those chasing fast-city lights might imply the hard-grooving world of jazz-rock. But look beyond, into the deepening […]
Joe Lovano and Trio Tapestry – ‘Garden of Expression’
Joe Lovano and Trio Tapestry – Garden of Expression (ECM 7736190. CD review by John Bungey) If you’re a fan of the vinyl revival then don’t buy this album. Well do, just […]
