Oscar Peterson: Plays The Cole Porter Songbook
Alvin Stoller | Barney Kessel | Ed Thigpen | Herb Ellis | Oscar Peterson | Ray Brown
This is a typically well-researched and intelligently assembled compilation from the people who process their productions through Andorra. It leads...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2022
Billy Taylor Trio: With Candido
Billy Taylor | Candido Camero | Earl May | Percy Brice
Leading off with the not-yet-standard ‘Mambo Inn’, this early LP (originally a 10-inch, then bumped up to a 32-minute 12-inch,...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: April/2012
Actis Dato: Earth Is The Place
Beppe Di Filippo | Carlo Actis Dato | Daniele Bertone | Matteo Ravizza
Although little known in Britain, Dato makes music of absolutely joyous abandon which would get the most leaden-footed of punters...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2015
David Torn: Only Sky
If you want to know what David Torn, a film composer and guitarist who has worked with David Bowie, Ryuichi...
Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: July/2015
Omer Avital: Suite of the East
Avishai Cohen | Daniel Freedman | Joel Frahm | Omer Avital | Omer Klein
The sessions that comprise Suite of the East date back to 2006, following this band's month-long residency at Small's in...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2012
Jeff Baker: Phrases
“The musical side of composing – creating melodies, reharmonising music – has always come pretty easy to me,” says Jeff...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: May/2018
Draw By Four: Framework
Chris Draper | Jon Shenoy | Sam Dunn | Will Bartlett
This debut album from reeds player Jon Shenoy (whose credits include Ivo Neame's large ensemble) and his group, Draw By...
Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: July/2018
Kit Downes: Dreamlife of Debris
Kit Downes | Lucy Railton | Sebastian Rochford | Stian Westerhus | Tom Challenger
Dreamlife of Debris has its roots in Downes’ 2015 recording Vyamanical (Slip), that documents the improvisations on various church organs...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2020
Jas Kayser: Unforced Rhythm of Grace
Aaron Holthus | Jas Kayser | Juan Mejia | Milena Casado Fauquet | Ron Cha
Unforced Rhythm of Grace is an exciting debut three-track EP in which drummer and composer Jas Kayser carves a distinct...
Reviewed by Christine Hannigan in issue: August/2020
Terence Blanchard: The Comedian
Carl Allen | David Pulphus | Kenny Barron | Khari Allen Lee | Ravi Coltrane | Terence Blanchard
One of the key soundtrack composers of the last two decades returns to writing for the silver screen with a...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: May/2017
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