Reviews
Christian Sands: Christmas Stories
Given pianist Sands’ profile these days, it seemed sensible to set aside one’s usual indifference to the American record industry’s...
Reviewed in issue December/January/2023/2024
Veronica Swift
Veronica Swift’s professional destiny was never in much doubt: daughter of jazz singer Stephanie Nakasian, who toured with Jon Hendricks,...
Reviewed in issue November/2023
Aaron Diehl & The Knights: The Zodiac Suite
What is often considered the major long-form composition by Mary Lou Williams, her ‘Zodiac Suite’, had a chequered career during...
Reviewed in issue October/2023
Alfredo Rodriguez: Coral Way
Famed for his attacking, take-no-prisoners playing style, Cuban-born pianist and composer Alfredo Rodriguez has a back story that has become...
Reviewed in issue October/2023
Oscar Peterson: On a Clear Day
Louis Hayes | Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen | Oscar Peterson
This particular version of the Peterson trio was not together for very long. It followed the departure of George Mraz...
Reviewed in issue April/2023
Christian McBride's New Jawn: Prime
Christian McBride | Nasheet Waits | Josh Evans | Marcus Strickland
Throughout his illustrious 30- year career bassist-bandleader Christian McBride has largely kept his acoustic and electric projects separate but, if...
Reviewed in issue April/2023
East Axis: No Subject
Matthew Shipp | Gerald Cleaver | Scott Robinson | Kevin Ray
‘Supergroup’ can be something of a throwaway term, but this gathering has players of sufficient stature to give the description...
Reviewed in issue March/2023
Emmet Cohen: Uptown in Orbit
Emmet Cohen | Sean Jones | Russell Hall | Kyle Poole | Patrick Bartley
If you don’t know the original Willie ‘The Lion’ Smith ‘Fingerbuster’, cut for Commodore in 1939, you might think that...
Reviewed in issue February/2023
Connie Han: Secrets Of Inanna
Connie Han | John Patitucci | Rich Perry | Bill Wysaske | Katisse Buckingham
Born in the US to Chinese parents, Han is 26 and already has three previous albums to her name. The...
Reviewed in issue Dec/Jan/2022/2023
Yellowjackets: Parallel Motion
Jean Baylor | Will Kennedy | Dane Alderson | Russel Ferrante | uncredited | Bob Mintzer
Enjoyable as the last two ‘Jackets albums have been - the vocals-rich Raising Our Voice, and the orchestral partnership with...
Reviewed in issue September/2022
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