Joe Sample: Ashes To Ashes
Sample's passing last year was another sad loss, making it all the harder to listen again to his music without...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2015
Tuule Kann – Jaak Sooäär: Teisele Kaldale/To the Other Side
Probably best known outside his native Estonia as a member of the Dynamite Vikings, Sooäär has appeared on some 20...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2011/2012
Maulawi: Orotunds
Maulawi Nururdin | Michael Fuller
A welcome reissue of an item in the catalogue of the iconic Strata label that's rarer than hen's fillings, let...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2023
Dudley Phillips: Bassheartmantra
This record will come as a surprise to those who’ve tracked the impressive career of Brit bassist Dudley Phillips, whose...
Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: February/2018
Wolfgang Muthspiel: Where The River Goes
Ambrose Akinmusire | Brad Mehldau | Eric Harland | Larry Grenadier | Wolfgang Muthspiel
With Rising Grace in 2016, the Austrian guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel confirmed his stature on the world stage all the more...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: October/2018
Ridina Ahmedová and Petr Tichý: HLASkontraBAS
The cover of Ridina Ahmedová and Petr Tichý's impeccable, crowd-funded duo debut HLASkontraBAS has an eye peering through a double-bass's...
Reviewed by Ken Hunt in issue: May/2017
Matt Ridley: The Antidote: Live At The London Jazz Festival
Alex Hitchcock | Ant Law | Marc Michel | Matt Ridley | Tom Hewson
Matt Ridley is a classicist and romantic, steeped in jazz tradition with a taste for beauty. It’s led to regular...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: November/2023
Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath: Procession Live At Toulouse
It seems appropriate that this legendary ensemble was recorded at its creative peak in France, as this was, after all,...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2013
Gilberto Gil: Bandadois
Bem Gil | Gilberto Gil | Jose Gil | Maria Rita
Gilberto Gil had to curtail his musical career when he was Brazil's official Minister of Culture. Now, after completing five...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2010
Andy Bey: Pages From An Imaginary Life
Although the veteran has made a string of excellent group albums in the course of his six-decade career he remains...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015
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