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Latest Jazz & Blues Reviews
| Erland Dahlen - Rolling Bomber |
08/02/2012 | |
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Star Norwegian drummer goes solo with a sometimes creepy debut LP. more... |
| Ahmad Jamal - Blue Moon |
08/02/2012 | |
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An unpredictable new set from the influential pianist. more... |
| Zoe Rahman - Kindred Spirits |
02/02/2012 | |
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A set melding its varied constituents into a deeply personal final form. more... |
| The Neil Cowley Trio - The Face of Mount Molehill |
01/02/2012 | |
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Cowleyâs taste-making doesnât always succeed, despite the vitality of his tunes. more... |
| Portico Quartet - Portico Quartet |
23/01/2012 | |
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An endlessly absorbing third LP from the inspired jazz outfit. more... |
| Matthew Bourne - Montauk Variations |
23/01/2012 | |
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An expectations-confounding listen of solo piano experimentation. more... |
| Partikel - Cohesion |
23/01/2012 | |
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Piano-less trio delivers discreetly elegiac melodies alongside their stinging grooves. more... |
| Chick Corea, Eddie Gomez and Paul Motian - Further Explorations |
19/01/2012 | |
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When this trio's performance, captured live in New York, clicks it is utterly magnificent. more... |
| Sun Ra - Space Is the Place |
19/01/2012 | |
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Saturnian jazz godhead leaves Earthâs orbit. more... |
| Brad Mehldau Trio - The Art of the Trio â Recordings: 1996-2001 |
22/12/2011 | |
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A trio that changed the landscape of small group jazz. more... |
| Keith Jarrett - Rio |
21/12/2011 | |
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Features performances which recall his career-defining early trio recordings. more... |
| Archie Shepp & Joachim Kühn - Wo!Man |
14/12/2011 | |
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A pronounced swing emerges as this fine collaborative set unfolds. more... |
| Meshell Ndegeocello - Weather |
30/11/2011 | |
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A curious album which requires several airings to reveal its secretive charms. more... |
| Nat Birchall - Sacred Dimension |
21/11/2011 | |
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A deeply sincere homage presented with an open heart full of passion. more... |
| Kieran Hebden / Steve Reid / Mats Gustafsson - Live at the South Bank |
18/11/2011 | |
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A welcome addition to what eventually became Reidâs late-period re-emergence. more... |
| The Claudia Quintet +1 featuring Kurt Elling and Theo Bleckmann - What Is the Beautiful? |
09/11/2011 | |
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A collaborative jazz/poetry affair that proves to be a piece of vital, living art. more... |
| Darius Jones Trio - Big Gurl (Smell My Dream) |
02/11/2011 | |
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A notable addition to alto saxophonist Jonesâ already impressive discography. more... |
| The Necks - Mindset |
31/10/2011 | |
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Expectations are set up only to be subverted on The Necksâ latest long-player. more... |
| Empirical - Elements of Truth |
13/10/2011 | |
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This London jazz quartet crashes irresistibly through the decades on album three. more... |
| Linley Hamilton - Taylor Made |
10/10/2011 | |
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A promising album from the trumpeter, which recognises its central force in its title. more... |
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