Browse: Whirlwind Recordings (label)

…this reconfigured trio, with bassist Ruth Goller replacing Troyka drummer Joshua Blackmore alongside Downes, is deliberately stretched thin, its airy skein partly woven from sonic absence. — Jazzwise, July 2020, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Live At London Jazz Festival: Road Tales highlights how drummer Jeff Williams’ sharp compositions and his tricky and assertive swing feel should be just as appreciated today as his work with... — Downbeat, January 2021, 3 and a half out of 5 stars More…

This is a slightly tougher, more riff-centred more riff-centred album than its album than its predecessor. Smith engages the song-like context with concise hook-y motifs and weaves his sax around... — Jazzwise, July 2020, 4 out of 5 stars More…

As Neame rightly claims for this project, good players can produce spontaneous, interactive music even without all being in the same place at the same time. The ensembles are tight and there... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Elegant, yet incisive soloing from Rory Simmons’s mellow trumpet and passages of atmospheric scoring evoke distant echoes of late-period Miles Davis and Gil Evans. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

With no overdubs and performed entirely on a steel strung, small bodied Martin 00-17, Stevens plays with intensity and an abalone bright tone, whether it be on the tempo shifting outness of ‘Ambler’... — Jazzwise, October 2021, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Exploring wintry streets and relishing some prolonged time to think, Crane arrived at a maximalist ambient sound – grand like a Vangelis score, and layered in deep-pile synth luxury. — Jazzwise, October 2022, 3 out of 5 stars More…