Review of The Harvey O’Higgins Project: That’s the Way to Live!

The Harvey O’Higgins Project: That’s the Way to Live!

Dave O’Higgins | Graham Harvey | Jeremy Brown | Josh Morrison

Ubuntu

Rating: ★★★★

All is well with the world. Dave O’Higgins is back and swinging in partnership with old pals. Pandemics may come...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2021

Review of Amanda Gardier: Auteur: Music Inspired by the Films of Wes Anderson

Amanda Gardier: Auteur: Music Inspired by the Films of Wes Anderson

Amanda Gardier | Charlie Ballantine | Dave King | Jesse Wittman

Self-release

Rating: ★★★

Amanda Gardier, a young Baltimore-based alto saxophonist, won’t be a name familiar to most UK jazz listeners.But she steps out...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2024

Review of Josephine Davies’ Satori: Weatherwards

Josephine Davies’ Satori: Weatherwards

Alcyona Mick | Dave Whitford | James Maddren | Josephine Davies

Whirlwind Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

Following 2020’s Buddhism-themed How Can We Wake? this fourth album from Josephine Davies’ Satori takes the saxophonist back to her...

Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: November/2024

Review of Russell Malone: Love Looks Good On You

Russell Malone: Love Looks Good On You

Gerald Cannon | Rick Germanson | Russell Malone | Willie Jones III

HighNote

Rating: ★★★

Malone is the natural successor to Wes Montgomery and George Benson, a guitar stylist whose limpid touch and unruffled command...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2015

Review of McCoy Tyner Trio: Inception/Reaching Fourth

McCoy Tyner Trio: Inception/Reaching Fourth

Art Davis | Elvin Jones | Henry Grimes | McCoy Tyner | Roy Haynes

Impulse

Rating: ★★★

A two-for-one of Tyner's debut releases as leader. Not surprisingly, Inception is rich with Coltrane-esque echoes as this is the...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2012

Review of Tubby Hayes: Tubby The Tenor/Tubby's Back In Town/Boston ‘64

Tubby Hayes: Tubby The Tenor/Tubby's Back In Town/Boston ‘64

Clark Terry | Dave Bailey | Eddie Costa | George Duvivier | Horace Parlan | James Moody | Joe Cocuzzo | John Neves | Louis Hayes | Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Editor's Choice

Fresh Sounds

Rating: ★★★★

Tubby Hayes continues to impress today in much the same way he did way back when these remarkable recordings were...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015

Review of Jimmy Heath: Picture of Heath

Jimmy Heath: Picture of Heath

Barry Harris | Billy Higgins | Jimmy Heath | Sam Jones

Xanadu

Rating: ★★★★

It only takes a couple of choruses of ‘For Minor's Only’ to realise that this is going to be a...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: September/2015

Review of Ronnie Cuber: Cuber Libre

Ronnie Cuber: Cuber Libre

Albert Heath | Barry Harris | Ronnie Cuber | Sam Jones

Xanadu Master Edition

Rating: ★★★

Senor Cuber has been around for some time now and has a chest full of campaign medals to his credit...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: April/2016

Review of Karim Saber: Transmission

Karim Saber: Transmission

Alex Wilson | Jack Thomas | John Jones | Karim Saber | Matt Cook

Ubuntu

Rating: ★★★

It was Phronesis founder Jasper Høiby who first brought rising guitarist and composer Karim Saber to the attention of Ubuntu...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: March/2024

Review of Erin McDougald: Outside The Soirée

Erin McDougald: Outside The Soirée

Chembo Corniel | Cliff Schmitt | Dan Block | Dave Liebman | Erin McDougald | Mark Sherman | Rob Block | Rodney Green | Tom Harrell

Miles High Records

Rating: ★★★★

Featuring a smoking hot band which includes Dave Liebman on soprano and tenor saxes plus Tom Harrell on trumpet and...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: June/2018

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