Michael Dease: Decisions
Glenn Zaleski | Michael Dease | Rodney Whitaker | Tim Green | Ulysses Owens
This is arguably the best straightahead – but totally modern – CD of the year for this reviewer. Dease now...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: November/2015
Chet Baker: Big Band
Once he was cut loose from Pacific Jazz and left to fend for himself (mainly) in Europe, there was absolutely...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: June/2015
Ulysses Owen Jnr Big Band: Soul Conversations
Ulysses Owen's impressive sideman credits range from Terence Blanchard to Kurt Elling, with whom he won a 2010 Grammy for...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: August/2021
Diana Krall: This Dream Of You
Fans of Diana Krall's most recent solo album, her 2017 release Turn Up the Quiet, will be delighted to hear...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: October/2020
Kenny Burrell: Four Classic Albums
Originally inspired by Charlie Christian, Burrell, now in his 92nd year, must be counted as one of the jazz world's...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: July/2023
Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell: We Insist 2025!
The former child prodigy of the drums will turn 60 in August, and Carrington’s profile as a bandleader and educator...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: July/2025
Aquarium: Places
Edward Perez | Godwin Louis | Jason Palmer | Kendrick Scott | Mark Turner | Mike Moreno
The 26-year-old pianist-composer Sam Leak is the man behind Aquarium, a quartet that a lot of critics picked up on...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2014
Shatner's Bassoon: The Self Titled Album: Shansa Barsnaan
Andrew Lisle | Craig Scott | Johnny Richards | Joost Hendrickx | Michael Bardon | Oliver Dover
Formed in 2010, Shatner's Bassoon follow their debut Aquatic Ape Privilege with The Self Titled Album: Shansa Barsnaan. On titles...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2015
Animation: Agemo
Bob Belden | DJ Logic | Guy Licata | Matt Garrison | Scott Kinsey | Tim Hagans
Got new headphones? No? Well don’t come back until you have. Agemo is a reworking of Asiento, itself a live...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2012
Album Interview: Misha Mullov-Abbado: Effra
James Davison | Liam Dunachie | Matthew Herd | Misha Mullov-Abbado | Sam Rapley | Scott Chapman
After his well-received excursions into the rarefied classical/folk crossovers of his recent ECM-released trios, it’s a pleasure to welcome Misha...
Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: February/2025
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