Quentin Collins Sextet – Road Warrior (Ubuntu Records – UB0027 CD Review by Paul Kelly) Whilst mid-40s Bebop created the seismic break from 30s swing, it was, in reality its slightly less frenetic successor, […]
Dave O’Higgins & Rob Luft – Play Monk & Trane (Ubuntu UBU0029. CD Review by Peter Jones) In some ways it’s a slightly unexpected pairing – well-established tenor bopster Dave O’Higgins with […]
The Calum Gourlay Quartet – New Ears (Ubuntu Music UBU0043. CD review by Mark McKergow) Composer, band leader and double bass virtuoso Calum Gourlay reinforces his place as one of the UK’s […]
A band of top line players and a set of tunes that let them loose to express themselves, all with the raw energy of live performance. That’s what you get with the […]
Bassist Calum Gourlay was born in Glasgow, and grew up in Fife, playing in his father’s jazz workshops and Scottish big bands, including Tommy Smith’s Youth Jazz Orchestra. He’s now based in London. His […]
Andrew McCormack’s Graviton – The Calling (Ubuntu Music: UBU0025CD review by Nick Davies) The Calling is the follow-up to pianist Andrew McCormack’s 2017 album, Graviton. Your reviewer first came across McCormack on the […]
Paul Booth – Travel Sketches (Ubuntu Music UBU0034. CD Review by Peter Jones) There is a calm, muscular authority in the playing of tenor saxophonist Paul Booth that makes it obvious why he […]
Laurence Hobgood – tesseterra (Ubuntu Music UBU0019. CD review by Mike Collins) Laurence Hobgood may be best known to many people for his nearly 20-year collaboration with Kurt Elling. His playing, arranging […]
Miguel Gorodi Nonet – Apophenia (Ubuntu Music. UBU0021. CD Review by Patrick Hadfield) Trumpeter Miguel Gorodi has put together a biggish band of some of the most interesting musicians on the London […]
