Review of Lee Konitz: Prisma

Lee Konitz: Prisma

Christopher Campestrini | Frank Wunsch | Guenter Buhles | Lee Konitz

QFTF

Rating: ★★★

Apparently Konitz requested Buhles write him a concerto after hearing the composer's ‘Concerto for Orchestra’. ‘Prisma’, the resulting work, occupies...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2018

Review of Various Artists: Strata Records: The Sound Of Detroit Reimagined by Jazzanova

Various Artists: Strata Records: The Sound Of Detroit Reimagined by Jazzanova

Axel Reinemer | Christoph Adams | David Lemaitre | Florian Menzel | Jan Burkamp | Paul Kleber | Sean Haefell | Sebastian Borkowski | Stefan Leisering | Stefan Ulrich

BBE

Rating: ★★★

‘New look at an old label’ is a formula with a fairly long history. In the past two decades the...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2022

Review of Richard Fairhurst: Inside Out

Richard Fairhurst: Inside Out

Dave Whitford | Richard Fairhurst | Tim Giles

Ubuntu

Rating: ★★★

Richard Fairhurst has an impressive pedigree. Five years after beginning to learn the piano at the age of 15, he...

Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: July/2024

Review of Kenny Barron & Buster Williams: The Complete Two As One

Kenny Barron & Buster Williams: The Complete Two As One

Buster Williams | Kenny Barron

Red Records

Rating: ★★★

Having lately seen the now 83-year-old Barron in feline action with his trio at Ronnie Scott’s and noted yet again...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: March/2025

Review of John Surman: Flashpoint: NDR Jazz Workshop

John Surman: Flashpoint: NDR Jazz Workshop

Alan Jackson | Alan Skidmore | Erich Kleinschuster | Fritz Pauer | Harry Miller | John Surman | Kenny Wheeler | Malcolm Griffiths | Mike Osborne | Ronnie Scott

Cuneiform

Rating: ★★★★

Despite the youthful appearance of the participants and their period clothing styles, the music comes up fresh and powerful. On...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2011

Review of Alphonse Mouzon: By All Means

Alphonse Mouzon: By All Means

Alphonse Mouzon | Freddie Hubbard | Herbie Hancock | Jerry Hey | Kim Hutchcroft | Larry Williams | Lee Ritenour | Paul Jackson Jr | Scott Edwards | Seawind Horns

MPS

Rating: ★★★

If you want to wind up Billy Cobham (go on, I dare yah!), just mention disco drumming, and how it...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2022

Review of Miles Davis: The Unissued 1956/7 Paris Broadcasts

Miles Davis: The Unissued 1956/7 Paris Broadcasts

Art Taylor | Barney Wilen | Christian Garros | Kenny Clarke | Lester Young | Miles Davis | Paul Chambers | Pierre Michelot | Red Garland | Rene Urtreger

Rare Live Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

This album divides itself into two parts comprising ten tracks with the French musicians noted above, albeit with Lester Young...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2011

Review of Collective X: Love & Protest

Collective X: Love & Protest

Alya Al-Sultani | Clemens Christian Potzssch | Cleveland Watkiss | Dave Ital | Joshua Idehen | Mark Sanders | Neil Charles | Orphy Robinson | Pat Thomas | Robert Menzel

Two Rivers

Rating: ★★★

Vocalist Alya Al-Sultani may currently have a relatively low profile on the UK jazz scene, but this new project Collective...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2018

Review of Dianne Reeves: Beautiful Life

Dianne Reeves: Beautiful Life

Christian McBride | Cyrus Chestnut | Hartford Symphony Orchestra | Isaiah Marquez-Greene | Jimmy Greene | Jonathan Dubose | Kenny Barron | Lewis Nash | Pat Metheny | Renee Rosnes

Mack Avenue

Rating: ★★★

The inimitable Dianne Reeves is back with her first studio album for five years. Featuring an all-star cast, the overall...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: February/2015

Review of Jaga Jazzist/Britten Sinfonia: Live with Britten Sinfonia

Jaga Jazzist/Britten Sinfonia: Live with Britten Sinfonia

Andreas Mjøs | Britten Sinfonia | Christian Eggen | Erik Johannessen | Even Ormestad | Lars Hornveth | Line Hornveth | Marcus Forsgren | Martin Hornveth | Mathias Eck

Ninja Tune

Rating: ★★★★

A quick glance across the personnel above – and the abundance of multi-instrumentalists crammed into unclassifiable Norwegian nine-piece Jaga Jazzist...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: June/2013

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