Taylor Haskins: Fuzzy Logic
I'm not quite sure what inspired trumpeter/composer Taylor Haskins to call this beautifully crafted set of chamber ballads Fuzzy Logic....
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: May/2014
Pablo Held: Ascent
Jeremy Viner | Jonas Burgwinkel | Nelson Veras | Pablo Held | Robert Landermann | Veronica Morscher
Ascent comes on the heels of 2018’s Investigations, which was Held’s tenth album. On it, he brings Brazilian guitarist Nelson...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2020
Leo Smith: Divine Love
Bobby Naughton | Charlie Haden | Dwight Andrews | Kenny Wheeler | Leo Smith | Lester Bowie
A key entry in the Smith discography, cut in the pre-Wadada days, Divine Love is an album that wears its...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2019
Will Glaser: Climbing in Circles
Liam Noble | Matthew Herd | Will Glaser
This completes an unusual trilogy of releases, following Glaser's duo albums with saxophonist Matthew Herd, then pianist Liam Noble on...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: March/2021
Aruán Ortiz: Hidden Voices
Aruán Ortiz | Eric Revis | Gerald Cleaver
Along with the likes of David Virelles, Dafnis Prieto and Edsel Gomez, Ortiz is part of an aggregation of Cuban...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: May/2016
Joe Locke: Makram
In his many UK appearances, Joe Locke has proven his ability to join even the finest band and raise its...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2023
Anouar Brahem: Blue Maqams
Anouar Brahem | Dave Holland | Django Bates | Jack DeJohnette
Those who took Tunisian oudist Brahem's beautiful 1998 album Thimar to their hearts might show some love for this release...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2017
Till Brönner & Dieter Ilg: Nightfall
On the face of it, a bass-trumpet pairing promises lots of aural space – between the trumpet's melody lines and...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: May/2018
Gabriele Mitelli/Rob Mazurek: Star Splitter
Gabriele Mitelli | Rob Mazurek
“That telescope was christened the Star-Splitter/Because it didn't do a thing but split/A star in two or three the way...
Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: September/2019
Laura Jurd: The Big Friendly Album
Writing happy music isn't that novel, but it's a darn sight harder than it looks. Jurd's fourth solo outing, The...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023
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