Mike Gibbs + Twelve: Play Gil Evans
It’s taken last year’s tribute concerts to coax a new album out of Gibbs. He’s clearly a connoisseur of Evans...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2013
Cannonball Adderley Quintet: Complete Recordings
In the sleeve note, Adderley describes his music as “a lot of funk, a lot of gospel-sounding stuff and cute...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: February/2018
Various: An Easy Introduction to Bossa Nova: Top 20 Albums
A sumptuous collection of 20 albums celebrating the late 1950s bossa nova craze in Brazil, a third world country that...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: May/2020
Album Interview: Youn Sun Nah: Elles
This latest studio album from the South Korean vocalist and songwriter (previously with ACT Music) finds her creatively reimagining a...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2024
Damon Locks & Black Monument Ensemble: NOW
Chicago's Black Monument Ensemble originated as a vehicle for leader Damon Locks’ sound collage work and, while it's now a...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: July/2021
The Pedrito Martinez Group
There's quite a buzz around Pedrito Martinez's quartet, who have been providing the entertainment at Guantanamera, a Cuban restaurant in...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014
Fredrik Kronkvist: New York Elements
Aaron Goldberg | Fredrik Kronkvist | Gregory Hutchinson | Reuben Rogers
The fruity-toned Swedish alto saxophonist's first New York recording is part celebration of the Big Apple's bustling multi-ethnic energy and...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: August/2012
Duke Jordan : Montmartre ‘73
Allan Gregersen | Bent Jaedig | Duke Jordan | Eddie Gomez | Johnny Dyani | Jørn Elniff
Some great sessions were recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen in the 1960s and 70s. Steeplechase has done a...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2022
Bill Charlap Trio: Notes from New York
Bill Charlap | Kenny Washington | Peter Washington
Now that Charlap has won a Grammy for his collaboration with Tony Bennett, we can expect some wider appreciation of...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2016
Elton Dean’s Unlimited Saxophone Company
Elton Dean | Paul Dunmall | Paul Rogers | Simon Picard | Tony Levin | Trevor Watts
As far as the surviving band members can recall, Dean’s Unlimited Saxophone Company performed live just three times: the group’s...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2024
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