Jazz Reviews
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Blind Spot, 'Frontmirror'
29th Jul 2022
The guitar-led jazz trio bring formless ambient and psychedelic blues rock sounds to their JazzSick Records debut, led by up-and-coming axeman Philipp Wisser.
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Blind Spot
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Ronnie Foster, 'Reboot'
22nd Jul 2022
Reboot finds Ronnie Foster returning to Blue Note with an irresistable set of originals (and one cover), for his first album in 36 years.
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Weather Report, 'Heavy Weather'
19th Jul 2022
At a time when jazz fusion was beginning to fall out of favour, Weather Report's now-seminal seventh album rejuvenated the style by embracing popular music, making it one of the most commercially-successful fusion records of the time but also one of the most fun to revisit.
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Weather Report
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Jasmine Myra, 'Horizons'
15th Jul 2022
The Leeds-based saxophonist makes a confident debut on Gondwana Records, showcasing her keen ear for melody, texture and mood with the emotionally-charged Horizons.
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Jasmine Myra (saxophone & flute)
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Steve Baker, 'Tonic'
8th Jul 2022
Seasoned media composer Steve Baker makes his full-length solo debut with Tonic, featuring a fifteen-piece jazz band plus full studio orchestra, with contributions from Mark Lockheart and Laura Jurd.
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Steve Baker
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Charles Lloyd, 'Trios: Chapel'
1st Jul 2022
The first in Charles Lloyd's 'trio of trios' series sees him teaming up with the indominable duo of Bill Frisell and Thomas Morgan.
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Jean Carne, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad, 'Jazz Is Dead 012: Jean Carne'
24th Jun 2022
Veteran soul vocalist Jean Carne returns to the studio as part of the latest instalment in Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad's Jazz Is Dead series.
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Bill Evans, 'You Must Believe In Spring'
17th Jun 2022
A reissue of the much-loved posthumous Bill Evans album on Craft Recordings gives us the perfect excuse to revisit his late-career classic, You Must Believe In Spring.
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Ben Marc, 'Glass Effect'
10th Jun 2022
London-based bass player Ben Marc (aka Neil Charles) pools his influences from broken beat, free jazz and electronica in a low-key yet ambitious studio debut.
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Steve Davis, 'Bluesthetic'
3rd Jun 2022
Steve Davis' latest album with Smoke Sessions reunites the trombonist with a quintet of close collaborators from his long career, as they tackle a quality set of originals underpinned by a love of blues and swing.
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Steve Davis
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Andrés Thor, 'Hereby'
27th May 2022
The globe-trotting Icelandic guitarist's new album is a masterclass of the Metheny-style guitar trio, bringing the rawness of classic rock acts to the time-honoured tradition.
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Andrés Thor
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Tigran Hamasyan, 'StandArt'
20th May 2022
Tigran Hamasyan's latest recording sees him tackling an album's worth of American standard repertoire with the same experimental flair that makes his original compositions so compelling.
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The Legacy of 'Madvillainy'
17th May 2022
Madlib and MF DOOM's now-iconic 2004 collaborative record provided a young Josh his gateway into hip-hop music, and more than holds up today as a hip-hop classic with some tangential links to jazz, funk and soul music.
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Gilad Hekselman, 'Far Star'
13th May 2022
Gilad Hekselman's tenth studio album has the New York-based guitarist at his most creative and daring, with curious sonic experimentation and contributions from Eric Harland and Shai Maestro.
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Emile Parisien, 'Louise'
6th May 2022
Dedicated to the great sculptor Louise Bourgeois, Emile Parisien's latest project is a multi-faceted joy, performed by a truly international group of musicians.
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Ornette Coleman, 'Genesis of Genius: The Contemporary Recordings'
29th Apr 2022
An archival re-issue by Craft Recordings offers the perfect excuse to revisit a major visionary of jazz music's earliest recordings.
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Fergus McCreadie, 'Forest Floor'
22nd Apr 2022
On his third trio album, the Scottish pianist proves there's still plenty left to explore with his fusion of Celtic folk melodies and piano trio jazz.
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Little North, 'Familiar Places'
15th Apr 2022
The Danish piano trio's third album sees them building on their eclectic style, where cinematic Nordic jazz meets groove-heavy contemporary sounds, with a couple of much-welcome guest features thrown into the mix.
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Tord Gustavsen Trio, 'Opening'
8th Apr 2022
The Norwegian pianist's latest ECM recording proves to be an essential listen for any piano trio enthusiast, showcasing carefully constructed melodies, texture and atmosphere.
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Goldings, Bernstein & Stewart, 'Perpetual Pendulum'
1st Apr 2022
30 years into their career, Goldings, Bernstein, and Stewart still have new things to say about the organ/guitar/drum trio format.
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Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart
