Jazz Reviews
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Stan Getz & João Gilberto
2nd Mar 2021
American saxophonist Stan Getz and Brazilian guitarist/vocalist João Gilberto's collaborative record, Getz/Gilberto is a classic cool jazz recording that helped bring the sounds of bossa nova to an international audience.
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Elephant9 - Arrival of the New Elders
26th Feb 2021
Jazz-rock trio Elephant9's Arrival of the New Elders is a carefully composed hard-rocking romp, offering a healthy blend of the rawness of rock, the improvisatory chops of jazz and the spacey, outer-space sounds of psychedelia.
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Pure Exotica: As Dug By Lux and Ivy
23rd Feb 2021
A new compilation from Cherry Red offers an ideal entry point into the weird and wonderful world of Exotica.
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Binker and Moses - Escape the Flames
19th Feb 2021
Saxophone/drum duo Binker Golding and Moses Boyd give us a raw reinterpretation their debut album, 2017's Journey to the Mountain of Forever, in a fiery live recording.
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Binker and Moses
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Chick Corea - Return to Forever
15th Feb 2021
Chick Corea's classic fusion-meets-Latin jazz album is still a gem of the 70's jazz scene. Eschewing the darker and more impenetrable sounds of his fusion contemporaries, this record from the late master pianist is a truly evergreen listen.
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Jakob Bro - Uma Elmo
12th Feb 2021
Jakob Bro's new trio brings us a more abstracted version of the Danish electric guitarist's sound, with an album that serves as a personal document of his past year.
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Fergus McCreadie - Cairn
5th Feb 2021
Young Scottish pianist, composer and bandleader Fergus McCreadie beats the sophomore slump with a celebration and exploration of his Scottish heritage. Inspired by both modern jazz music and Scottish folk tradition, Cairn is a continually engaging listen.
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Red Garland - Groovy
2nd Feb 2021
Red Garland was amongst many fine bebop pianists to be overshadowed by titans like Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk, so it's time he got a bit of attention, as we revisit his 1957 classic Groovy.
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Joe Lovano - Garden of Expression
29th Jan 2021
Joe Lovano's second recording under the 'Trio Tapestry' project further hones the controlled, meditative sounds of the project, making for a highly evocative record.
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Joe Lovano
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Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life
25th Jan 2021
Pat Metheny's debut studio recording featured a blending of ECM-style jazz, fusion and Americana sounds, proving the young guitarist was already a force to be reckoned with.
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Wynton Marsalis & Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra - The Democracy! Suite
22nd Jan 2021
The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and trumpeter finds inspiration in a tumultuous period for the United States, with a suite that spans many eras of jazz.
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Herbie Mann - Push Push
18th Jan 2021
Herbie Mann's embracing of funk and rock music wasn't met with the kindest words, but the funk-jazz crossover is just as deserving of a classic status as Miles Davis' similar experiments in the 1970's.
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Herbie Mann
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Matchbox Bluesmaster Series - Volumes 1 & 2
15th Jan 2021
Matchbox commences an important archival project with the Bluesmaster series, with Volumes 1 & 2 focussing on country and ragtime blues, and great harp players from the period 1926-1934.
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Papa Harvey Hull (vocals), Long "Cleve" Reed (vocals), Long Cleve Reed (vocals), Richard "Rabbit" Brown, Buddy Boy Hawkins, Bo Weavil Jackson, William Moore, Stephen Tarter, Harry Gay, Bayless Rose, Willie Walker, Sam Brooks, Peg Leg Howell, Eddie Anthony, Jim Hill (vocals), Alger "Texas" Alexander (vocals), Lonnie Johnson (guitar)
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Alice Coltrane - Ptah, the El Daoud
11th Jan 2021
An early entry in Alice Coltrane's bandleading discography, Ptah, the El Daoud, sees the renowned harpist explore the spiritual sounds from her collaboration with her late husband. However, Alice remains a voice of her own.
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3M&Co - Start On
8th Jan 2021
The Italian jazz trio channel some early 70s fusion with a pinch of Jaco Pastorius into their modern, funky debut.
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3M&Co
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Barbara Thompson at the BBC
30th Dec 2020
A staggering 14 CD collection of saxophonist Barbara Thompson's music, recorded by the BBC over a 21 year period. With a biography due in 2021 this is an ideal introduction to this multi-faceted artist's oeuvre.
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Matthew Tavares & Leland Whitty - January 12th
11th Dec 2020
BADBADNOTGOOD bandmates Matthew Tavares and Leland Whitty team up for a live recording that proves the nu-jazz trailblazers are just as comfortable playing it straight.
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Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin
10th Dec 2020
Billie Holiday was just a couple months away from her 43rd birthday when she entered Columbia Records’ 30th Street Studio on February 18, 1958 to record her troubled late masterpiece Lady in Satin, as heart-breaking today as it was then.
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Lewis Wright - The Colour of Intention
4th Dec 2020
British vibraphonist Lewis Wright's The Colour of Intention is a trio session that impresses for both its lyrical flow and the strength of the compositions.
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Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil
1st Dec 2020
Wayne Shorter's seminal album was the third in a prolific six years of recordings for Blue Note, and while Speak No Evil still retains the accessibility of early hard bop, it also showcases the saxophonist's unique and unorthodox compositional style.
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Wayne Shorter
