Jim Rattigan's Pavilion: The Freedom of Movement
French horn isn't one of the quintessential jazz instruments, but Jim Rattigan is a good enough player, composer and leader...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: August/2020
Nigel Aubrey Thomas: Restless Soul
Bassist Thomas, a stalwart of the Sussex and wider UK scenes who has released two albums as a jazz bandleader,...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: September/2023
Archie Shepp: Live at the Panafrican Festival
Held in July 1969 in the city of Algiers, the inaugural Panafrican Cultural Festival was a melting-pot event that was...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: February/2025
Paz: Variation and Creation: The Story of Paz
Paz came into existence in 1972, having formerly been known as The Dick Crouch Band featuring Lol Coxhill.Essentially a London-based...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2025
New Jazz Orchestra/Neil Ardley Group: BBC Sessions 1968-1970
Neil Ardley would have been pleasantly surprised with the emergence of work that he thought had disappeared into the ether...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2024
Sun Ra Arkestra: Living Sky
It’s hard to put one’s finger on exactly what makes the Arkestra sound so ineffably cosmic. This new collection of...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2022
Strictly Smokin’ Big Band: Strictly Smokin’ & Friends
North-East based trumpeter Lamb founded the Strictly Smokin’ Big Band in 2004 (see story in Jazzwise 295) and has kept...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2024
Album Interview: Nat Birchall: World Without Form
Adam Fairhall | Andy Hay | Corey Mwamba | Jon Thorne | Nat Birchall | Nick Blacka | Paul Hession
Birchall's follow-up to last year's excellent Sacred Dimension finds him further pursuing his heartfelt devotion to the spirit and sound...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2012
Coleman Hawkins/Clark Terry: Back In Bean's Bag
To my knowledge this is the first time these two great artists recorded together. Fortunately, it proved to be a...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: May/2016
West Hill Blast Quartet: Live At Cafe Oto
Although they draw on the vocabulary of free jazz, these four musicians are only, to varying degrees, free jazz musicians...
Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: April/2016
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