Review of Antonio Adolfo: Finas Misturas (Fine Mixtures)

Antonio Adolfo: Finas Misturas (Fine Mixtures)

Antonio Adolfo | Claudio Spiewak | Jorge Helder | Leo Amuedo | Marcelo Martins | Rafael Barata

AAM

Rating: ★★★

It had to happen eventually that someone would re-harmonise ‘Giant Steps’. The switch here is that, while retaining the melody,...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: September/2013

Review of Gary Peacock Trio: Now This

Gary Peacock Trio: Now This

Gary Peacock | Joey Baron | Marc Copland

ECM

Rating: ★★★

Released to coincide with Peacock's 80th birthday back in May, this makes a change from both his work with pianist...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: July/2015

Review of Henrik Jensen's Followed By Thirteen: Affinity

Henrik Jensen's Followed By Thirteen: Affinity

Esben Tjalve | Henrik Jensen | Pete Ibbetson | Rory Simmons

Babel

Rating: ★★★

Affinity is the third album from Denmark-born London-based bassist Henrik Jensen and his quartet, Followed By Thirteen. It’s a pleasing...

Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: May/2020

Review of Alan Broadbent Trio: Live At Giannelli Square Vol.2

Alan Broadbent Trio: Live At Giannelli Square Vol.2

Alan Broadbent | Kennedy Kay | Putter Smith

Chilly Bin Records

Rating: ★★★

Best known perhaps as the pianist of Charlie Haden's Quartet West, Broadbent emerged from New Zealand to study at Berklee...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2012

Review of Chris Byars: Two Fives

Chris Byars: Two Fives

Ari Roland | Chris Byars | John Mosca | Pasquale Grasso | Stefan Schatz | Stefano Daglioni

SteepleChase

Rating: ★★★

Not being on SteepleChase’s mailing list, I’d never heard of Chris Byars before, but apparently he’s already had six albums...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: March/2016

Review of Ornette Coleman: Beauty Is A Rare Thing

Ornette Coleman: Beauty Is A Rare Thing

Billy Higgins | Charlie Haden | Don Cherry | Ed Blackwell | Eric Dolphy | Freddie Hubbard | Jim Hall | Jimmy Garrison | Ornette Coleman | Scott Lafaro

Warner Rhino

Rating: ★★★★★

All of Ornette's classic Atlantic material has now been made available many times over but this reissued and repackaged collection...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2015

Review of Vinicius Cantuaria: Samba Carioca

Vinicius Cantuaria: Samba Carioca

Bill Frisell | Brad Mehldau | Dadi | Joao Donato | Leminha | Luiz Alves | Marcos Valle | Paulo Braga | Sidinho | Vinicius Cantuaria

Na ve

Rating: ★★★★

If the cliché “less is more” means anything then it says plenty about the supple subtlety of Cantuaria's writing and...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2010

Review of Naima: Bye

Naima: Bye

Enrique Ruiz | Luis Torregrosa | Rafael Ramos Sania

Cuniform Records Rune

Rating: ★★★★

Let's hear it for Naima. This acoustic piano trio from Valencia has developed its own distinctive voice, and shaded by...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2016

Review of Karin Krog and John Surman: Songs About This And That

Karin Krog and John Surman: Songs About This And That

Bjorn Klakegg | Ivar Kolve | John Surman | Karin Krog | Terje Gewelt | Tom Oldstad

Meantime Records

Rating: ★★★★

You won't be fooled of course by the disingenuous title: when the voices of Surman and Krog entwine as they...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2014

Review of Pat Metheny: Dreambox

Pat Metheny: Dreambox

Pat Metheny

BMG

Rating: ★★★★

Although this is a ‘solo’ guitar recording, there are several Pat Methenys at work on here. The first Pat Metheny...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2023

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