Review of Jim Rattigan's Pavilion: The Freedom of Movement

Jim Rattigan's Pavilion: The Freedom of Movement

Andy Panayi | Dave Whitford | Hans Koller | Jim Rattigan | Mark Nightingale | Martin France | Martin Speake | Mick Foster | Percy Pursglove | Robbie Robson

Three Worlds Records

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Nigel Aubrey Thomas: Restless Soul

Nigel Aubrey Thomas: Restless Soul

Darren Beckett | Dave Hastings | Jack Kendon | Joanna Alice Cooke | Jon Newey | Julian Nicholas | Mark Bassey | Mark Edwards | Nigel Aubrey Thomas | Sarah Gardener

Ojin

Rating: ★★★

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

Review of Archie Shepp: Live at the Panafrican Festival

Archie Shepp: Live at the Panafrican Festival

Alan Silva | Archie Shepp | Clifford Thornton | Dave Burrell | Don Lee | Grachan Moncur III | Sunny Murray | Ted Joans | various Touareg and Algerian musicians

BYG Actuel

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Paz: Variation and Creation: The Story of Paz

Paz: Variation and Creation: The Story of Paz

Adam Salkeld | Alain Presencer | Allan Holdsworth | Andre Messender | Ankalo Perez | Brian Godding | Brian Smith | Brian Wilson | Chris Dagley | Chris Fletcher

Jazz In Britain

Rating: ★★★

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

Review of New Jazz Orchestra/Neil Ardley Group: BBC Sessions 1968-1970

New Jazz Orchestra/Neil Ardley Group: BBC Sessions 1968-1970

Barbera Thompson | Chris Laurence | Chris Pyne | Dave Kelly | Derek Watkins | Dick Heckstall-Smith | Frak Ricotti | Frank Ricotti | George Smith | Ian Carr

Rhythm and Blues Records

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Sun Ra Arkestra: Living Sky

Sun Ra Arkestra: Living Sky

Adrienne G Davis | Cecil Brooks | Chris Hemmingway | Dave Davis | Dave Hotep | Elson Nascimento | Farid Barron | Gwen Laster | Jorge Silva | Kasj Killion

Omni Sound

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Strictly Smokin’ Big Band: Strictly Smokin’ & Friends

Strictly Smokin’ Big Band: Strictly Smokin’ & Friends

Alan Barnes | Anthony Strong | Bruce Adams | Chris Gray | Chris Kurji-Smith | Dave Hignett | Dave Kerridge | Dick Stacey | Gareth Lockrane | Gordon Marshall

Jazz Sounds Records

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Album Interview: Nat Birchall: World Without Form

Album Interview: Nat Birchall: World Without Form

Adam Fairhall | Andy Hay | Corey Mwamba | Jon Thorne | Nat Birchall | Nick Blacka | Paul Hession

Sound And Spirit

Rating: ★★★

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

Review of Coleman Hawkins/Clark Terry: Back In Bean's Bag

Coleman Hawkins/Clark Terry: Back In Bean's Bag

Art Davis | Chuck Israels | Clark Terry | Coleman Hawkins | Dave Bailey | Dick Hyman | Major Holley | Osie Johnson | Roy Haynes | Sonny Clark

Essential Jazz Classics

Rating: ★★★

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

Review of West Hill Blast Quartet: Live At Cafe Oto

West Hill Blast Quartet: Live At Cafe Oto

Adam Hart | Brian Godding | Charlie Hart | Dave Chamber | Davey Payne | Ed Dean | George Khan | Maggie Nicols | Mel Davis | Mike Figgis

33Jazz

Rating: ★★★★

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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