Charlie Haden/Brad Mehldau: Long Ago and Far Away
Clearly, 2007 was a good year for the late bass maestro Charlie Haden’s duets with extraordinary pianists. In March, at...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019
Espen Eriksen Trio: What Took You So Long
Andreas Bye | Espen Eriksen | Lars Tormod Jenset
As usual for a Rune Grammofon release, the artwork for What Took You So Long exudes quality; likewise, there's no...
Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: July/2012
Charles Lloyd & The Marvels: I Long to See You
I Long to See You marks a change of pace for Charles Lloyd; there isn’t anything quite like it in...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2016
Sam Blakeslee and Wistful Thinking: The Long Middle
This Ohio-based trombonist is joined by his appropriately named drum-less chamber jazz ensemble Wistful Thinking for a breezily understated debut...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2021
Paul Motian: Conception Vessel/Tribute/Dance/Le Voyage/Psalm/It Should've Happened A Long Time Ago
It’s a cliché to suggest that you should buy this for the booklet, but it would be difficult to say...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2013
The Dave Jones Quartet: KeyNotes
Ashley John Long | Ben Waghorn | Dave Jones | Lloyd Haines
Cardiff-based pianist and composer Dave Jones has range. He's toured and recorded internationally, from France to India, and his tunes...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: July/2017
Chris Hodgkins & Dave Price: Back In Your Own Backyard
Ashley John Long | Chris Hodgkins | Dave Price | Erika Lyons
Here's Hodgkins newly released from his long-term role as director of Jazz Services and back to doing what he always...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2015
Donald Byrd: Four Classic Albums Byrd's Word/Byrd's Eye View/All Night Long/Byrd Blows On Beacon Hill
These albums derive from when, very early in his career, Donald Byrd was fast becoming the most recorded jazzman ever....
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: October/2014
Kevin Figes: Wallpaper Music II
Ashley John Long | Brigitte Beraha | Jim Blomfield | Kevin Figes | Mark Whitlam
Over half a century ago the seismic impact of the new ‘rock’ music so mystified mainstream music industry moguls that...
Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: March/2024
Shear Brass: Celebrating Sir George Shearing
Sir George was drummer Carl Gorham’s great-uncle, and vocalist Sipek is Gorham’s daughter, so this celebration is something of a...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: October/2023
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