Kazemde George: I Insist
Adam Arruda | Isaac Wilson | Kazemde George | Sami Stevens | Tyron Allen II
Brooklyn-based now, George is a Caribbean American saxophonist from Berkeley, California, who says these 10 compositions reflect the ‘experiences, circumstances...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: November/2021
Tom Rainey: Obbligato
Drew Gress | Ingrid Laubrock | Kris Davis | Ralph Alessi | Tom Rainey
You wouldn't normally associate the drummer Tom Rainey – and the kind of left-field New York-based improvisers with whom he...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2014
David Forman: Like A Rainbow
David Forman is a remarkable autodidact, now in his nineties, who for five decades was a full-time Brighton dentist and...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: September/2022
Linda May Han Oh: The Glass Hours
Fabian Almazan | Linda May Han Oh | Mark Turner | Obed Calvaire | Sara Serpa
Linda May Han Oh, one of the most in-demand bass players on the scene and partner to jazz stars including...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: June/2023
Cal Tjader: Catch the Groove: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1967
As he says in his note for this album, Gary Burton rated Cal Tjader as one of the four great...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: December/January/2023/2024
Tim Ray Trio: Fire & Rain
John Lockwood | Mark Walker | Tim Ray
Pianist Ray was MD for Tony Bennett from 2016 through to the late singer's retirement in 2021 but is clearly...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2023
John Coltrane: “Live” At The Village Vanguard
Elvin Jones | Eric Dolphy | Jimmy Garrison | John Coltrane | McCoy Tyner | Reggie Workman
If you want to be reminded that 1961 was a great year for jazz, you only have to look at...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2012
Bobby Watson: Back Home in Kansas City
Bobby Watson | Carmen Lundy | Curtis Lundy | Cyrus Chestnut | Jeremy Pelt | Victor Jones
The alto saxophone of Bobby Watson can turn from fiery to tender in a moment, but this album shows both...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2022
The Chicago Experiment: Cloud Jam
Darryl Jones | Greg Spero | Irvin Pierce | Jeff Parker | Joel Ross | Makaya McCraven | Marquis Hill
The Experiment series continues. Following Philadelphia, Detroit and Harlem, now comes Chicago. As has been the modus operandum to date...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2022
Bobby Timmons Trio: The Sweetest Sounds
Timmons was of the generation, born in the 1930s, who emulated the bad habits of some beboppers, but what did...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: April/2017
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