Melody Gardot/Philippe Powell: Entre Eux Deux
Melody Gardot | Philippe Powell
The lady quite obviously has talent – and has overcome injuries that threatened to derail her career – but Melody...
Reviewed by Jon Clay in issue: June/2022
Melody Gardot: Live in Europe
Recorded at 10 different European venues over a five-year period and released as a 2CD digipak and 3LP set, this...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: February/2020
Russell Malone: All About Melody
Luke Sellick | Rick Germanson | Russell Malone | Willie Jones
Malone's latest could as easily be titled ‘Message to Jim Hall’, one of this relaxed release's standout cuts. Like his...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2016
Kenny Werner: The Melody
Ari Hoenig | Johannes Weidenmueller | Kenny Werner
Werner's virtuosity seemingly knows no bounds, especially in terms of rhythmic experimentation. That's hardly the right word, though, for he...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: July/2015
Steve Cardenas: Melody in a Dream
Cardenas – a regular sideman for the likes of Paul Motian, Steve Swallow and Joey Baron – takes the wheel...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2014
Karl Berger/Kirk Knuffke: Heart Is A Melody
Jay Anderson | Karl Berger | Kirk Knuffke | Matt Wilson
Now 87, the German-born vibist Berger is the doyen of the New York avant-garde, a long-time sideman with Don Cherry,...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: April/2023
Carlos Garnett: The New Love/Cosmos Nucleus/Let This Melody Ring On
Although less well known than Billy Cobham, Carlos Garnett is the other Panamanian who came to prominence in the jazz...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: May/2015
Baptiste Trotignon: Song Song Song
One of France's young stars, the pianist Trotignon is on diversion here exploring the Chanson tradition with singers including Jeanne...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2013
Melody Players: Songs from our Memories
An atmospheric, French-based guitar trio bringing a minimal jazz style to Bach, Satie through to Gainsbourg with guests Flavio Boltro...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2012
Becki Biggins: The +ve (The Positive)
This follow-up to her 2005 solo debut First Love from 20-something singer, saxophonist and former NYJO member, Becki Biggins, is...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: June/2010
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