Review of Escape Hatch featuring Julian Argüelles: Roots of Unity

Escape Hatch featuring Julian Argüelles: Roots of Unity

Andrea Di Biase | Dave Hamblett | Ivo Neame | Julian Argüelles

Whirlwind Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

The Loose Tubes saxophonist Julian Argüelles and Phronesis pianist Ivo Neame are among the most influential figures of their respective...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2017

Review of Karen Sharp: Spirit

Karen Sharp: Spirit

Dave Green | Karen Sharp | Nikki Iles | Steve Brown

Trio

Rating: ★★★

Sharp’s earlier albums teamed her with another front-line player, here she goes it alone, albeit with a fine rhythm section...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: Dec/Jan/2011/2012

Review of Kevin Brady: Ensam

Kevin Brady: Ensam

Bill Carrothers | Dave Redmond | Kevin Brady | Norma Winstone

LRP

Rating: ★★★

You might call this a belated follow- up to Brady’s 2007 Common Ground (LRP) and the 2009 Zeitgeist (Fresh Sound...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2016

Review of O'Higgins & Luft: Play Monk & Trane

O'Higgins & Luft: Play Monk & Trane

Dave O'Higgins | Rob Luft | Rod Youngs | Scott Flanigan

Editor's Choice

Ubuntu Music

Rating: ★★★★

Here's a frontline to savour, with edgesome youth and deep jazz experience, two musicians with a sense of the out-there...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2019

Review of William Hooker: Channels of Consciousness

William Hooker: Channels of Consciousness

Adam Lane | Chris DiMeglio | Dave Ross | Sanga | William Hooker

NoBusiness

Rating: ★★★★

Drummer William Hooker has been operating on the fringes of New York's free-jazz scene since the 1970s, steering a singular...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: March/2013

Review of Ray Charles: The Singles Collection 1949-62

Ray Charles: The Singles Collection 1949-62

acc. by various bands | Al Grey | Allen Hanlon | Beams Dupont | Billy Brooks | Billy Hadnott | Bob Brookmeyer | Budd Johnson | Charles Waller | Charles Whitley

Editor's Choice

Acrobat

Rating: ★★★★

If ever a 5-CD set were devised to act as the curtain raiser for the recently-issued True Genius 6-CD set...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2022

Review of Album Interview: Mike Gibbs with the NDR Big Band and Norma Winstone: Here's A Song For You

Album Interview: Mike Gibbs with the NDR Big Band and Norma Winstone: Here's A Song For You

Christof Lauer | Claus Stötter | Dan Gottshall | Dave Whitford | Fiete Felsch | Frank Delle | Ingo Lahme | Ingolf Burkhardt | Klaus Heidenreich | Lutz Buchner

Fuzzy Moon

Rating: ★★★★

Here's A Song For You is a beautiful piece of work. It mixes standards like ‘Here Come De Honey Man’...

Reviewed by Duncan Heining in issue: February/2012

Review of Bill Evans: Live At Art D'Lugoff's Top of the Gate

Bill Evans: Live At Art D'Lugoff's Top of the Gate

Bill Evans | Bob Brookmeyer | Connie Kay | Eddie Gomez | Marty Morell | Paul Motian | Percy Heath | Philly Joe Jones | Sam Jones | Scott Lafaro

Resonance

Rating: ★★★★

The Resonance album is a considerable find, not only in terms of musical content but sound quality. For a live...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2012

Review of Oscar Peterson Quartet: A Time For Love – Live In Helsinki, 1987

Oscar Peterson Quartet: A Time For Love – Live In Helsinki, 1987

Dave Young | Joe Pass | Martin Drew | Oscar Peterson

Two Lions/Mack Avenue

Rating: ★★★

It probably helps to think of Peterson as the Buddy Rich of the keyboard – with absolute technical mastery of...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: December/January/2021/2022

Review of Larry Coryell: Live at The Sugar Club Dublin 2016

Larry Coryell: Live at The Sugar Club Dublin 2016

Colin Scallan | Dave Redmond | Kevin Brady | Larry Coryell | Tracey Coryell

Angel Air

Rating: ★★★

This is the ideal complement to the Last Swing with Ireland session that Angel Air identify as Coryell’s last recording....

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: August/2022

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