Review of Bach Jazz

Bach Jazz

Emil Carlsson Rinstad | Magnus Bergström | Ola Winkler

Bolero

Rating: ★★★

Although one of the earliest Jazz-and-Bach compositions was Welshman Alec Templeton’s ‘Bach Goes To Town,’ an arrangement that was picked...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: December/2024

Review of Dieter Ilg: B-A-C-H

Dieter Ilg: B-A-C-H

Dieter Ilg | Patrice Heral | Rainer Böhm

ACT9844-2

Rating: ★★★

Any jazz piano trio that chooses to take on the repertoire of Johann Sebastian Bach must surely know that ultimately...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2017

Review of Bill Evans: The Complete Interplay Sessions

Bill Evans: The Complete Interplay Sessions

Art Taylor | Benny Golson | Bill Evans | Dannie Richmond | Freddie Hubbard | Gene Quill | Jim Hall | Jimmy Knepper | Oscar Pettiford | Percy Heath

Essential Jazz Classics

Rating: ★★★

Preceded by the loss of Scott LaFaro, and Evans's subsequent depression and formation of the lower-key trio with Chuck Israels,...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2014

Review of Partikel: Cohesion

Partikel: Cohesion

Duncan Eagles | Eric Ford | Max Luthert

Whirlwind Recordings

Rating: ★★★

The follow-up to last year's very impressive eponymous debut. Partikel is a young contemporary jazz three piece with a taste...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2012

Review of Yoko Miwa Trio: Songs of Joy

Yoko Miwa Trio: Songs of Joy

Brad Barrett | Scott Goulding | Will Slater | Yoko Miwa

Editor's Choice

Ubuntu

Rating: ★★★★

The new release from Japanese pianist Yoko Miwa has an appealing lockdown title. Who couldn't do with a little joy...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: April/2021

Review of Oleg Kireyev – Keith Javors: Rhyme and Reason

Oleg Kireyev – Keith Javors: Rhyme and Reason

Jason Palmer | Kendrick Scott | Mark Turner | Matt Brewer

Giant Step Arts

Rating: ★★★★

Keith Javors, as player and producer, was one of the surprise highlights of the recent Coming Together album, which featured...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: March/2019

Review of Samo Salamon Sextet: The Colours Suite

Samo Salamon Sextet: The Colours Suite

Achille Succi | Christian Lillinger | Julian Argüelles | Pascal Niggenkemper | Roberto Dani | Samo Salamon

Clean Feed

Rating: ★★★★

It's intriguing to compare Salamon and Ollie Hirvonen (who's new album on Edition is also reviewed this issue): both are...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2017

Review of Dexter Gordon: Four Classic Albums – Second Set

Dexter Gordon: Four Classic Albums – Second Set

Art Taylor | Billy Mitchell | Connie Kay | Hank Jones | John Lewis | Lucky Thompson | Milt Hinton | Milt Jackson | Oscar Pettiford | Percy Heath

Avid Jazz

Rating: ★★★

A previous collection in Avid's series covered Gordon's sadly brief surfacing in 1955 and the start of his more permanent...

Reviewed by Brain Priestley in issue: August/2019

Review of Cannonball Adderley/Bill Evans: Legendary Quartet/Quintet Sessions

Cannonball Adderley/Bill Evans: Legendary Quartet/Quintet Sessions

Barry Galbraith | Bill Evans | Bill Russo | Blue Mitchell | Cannonbal Adderley | Connie Kay | Emmett Berry | Jimmy Cobb | Milt Hinton | Percy Heath

American Jazz Classics

Rating: ★★★

There can never be enough Adderley and, if this isn't his best, it's still most welcome. The three albums here...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2014

Review of Cong Fusion: The World as We Know It

Cong Fusion: The World as We Know It

Alan Shorty | Andrew Seeman | Flo Moor | Joe Malone | Rowan Porteous | Ryan McCafferey | Tom Ridout

Self-release/Bandcamp

Rating: ★★★

If you’ve heard Flo Moor sneaking round the complexities of an Allan Holdsworth song in an easesome style, or replicating...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2022

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