Review of Yazz Ahmed: La Saboteuse

Yazz Ahmed: La Saboteuse

Alcyona Mick | Alex Ridout | Becca Toft | Camilla George | Carol Jarvis | Charlie Pyne | Chloe Abbott | Corrina Silverster | Corrina Silvester | Dave Manington

Night Time Stories

Rating: ★★★★

Following the late 2024 reissue of her debut Finding My Way Home (reviewed in Jazzwise 302) and ahead of the...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: February/2025

Review of John Coltrane: European Tour 1961 featuring Eric Dolphy

John Coltrane: European Tour 1961 featuring Eric Dolphy

Elvin Jones | Eric Dolphy | John Coltrane | McCoy Tyner | Reggie Workman

Le Chant du Monde

Rating: ★★★★

Although Eric Dolphy had been friendly with Coltrane in Los Angeles since the 1950s, it was not until a cross...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2017

Review of Benn Clatworthy: The Pursuit

Benn Clatworthy: The Pursuit

Benn Clatworthy

self-released

Rating: ★★★

Benn Clatworthy called his first own-name album Thanks Horace, in recognition of Horace Silver, the pianist and bandleader whose recommendation...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: October/2020

Review of Martin Speake and Douglas Finch: Sound Clouds

Martin Speake and Douglas Finch: Sound Clouds

Douglas Finch | Martin Speake

Pumpkin Records

Rating: ★★★

One's a jazzer born and bred, the other's a classical musician through and through, but that doesn't stop altoist Martin...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: October/2014

Review of Charlie Byrd: Brazilian Byrd/Hollywood Byrd

Charlie Byrd: Brazilian Byrd/Hollywood Byrd

Charlie Byrd

BGO Records

Rating: ★★★

Charlie Byrd had kept a low profile before his 1962 Jazz Samba album with Stan Getz, but when his big...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: November/2012

Review of Shahbaz Hussain & Helen Anahita Wilson: Diwan

Shahbaz Hussain & Helen Anahita Wilson: Diwan

Helen Anahita Wilson | Shahbaz Hussain

Golden Girl Records (CD)

Rating: ★★★★

Inspired, often off-the-cuff stuff from two musicians whose pairing, unlikely on paper, makes perfect sense on a debut that deftly...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: September/2019

Review of Gustavo Santaolalla and Various artists: On The Road OST

Gustavo Santaolalla and Various artists: On The Road OST

Brian Blade | Charlie Haden | Edwin Livingston | Frank Bennett | Gustavo Santaolalla | Mike Lang | Terry Harrington

Universal

Rating: ★★★★

The soundtrack from Walter Salles' recent adaptation of Jack Kerouac's On the Road brings together Kerouac's love of jazz and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2012

Review of Simon Nabatov Trio: Picking Order

Simon Nabatov Trio: Picking Order

Dominik Mahning | Simon Nabatov | Stefan Schönegg

Leo

Rating: ★★★★

The Russian pianist may be best known for his excellent New York trio with bassist Mark Helias and drummer Tom...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2016

Review of Pepper Adams: Joy Road: Complete Works of Pepper Adams

Pepper Adams: Joy Road: Complete Works of Pepper Adams

Alexis Cole | Eric Alexander | Frank Basile | Gary Smulyan | Jeremy Kahn | Kevin Bales | Pat LaBarbera | Pat Labarbera | Pepper Adams

Motéma

Rating: ★★★

It’s often forgotten that, as well as an iconic baritone player, Adams was a creator of memorable tunes. This project’s...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: September/2013

Review of Mats Eilertsen: Reveries And Revelations

Mats Eilertsen: Reveries And Revelations

Arve Henriksen | Eivind Aarset | Geir Sundstøl | Mats Eilertsen | Per Oddvar Johansen | Thomas Strønen

Hubro

Rating: ★★★

Over the past decade Mats Eilertsen has enhanced his reputation as a musician-composer in the best traditions of contemporary Nordic-jazz...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2019

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