Reissued in the Luminessence audiophile-vinyl series at the same time as Annette Peacock’s An Acrobat’s Heart, to which it forms a kind of companion piece, Amaryllis is a trio recording with Gary Peacock on double bass and Paul Motian on [...]
This is an absolutely outstanding album whose re-issue on vinyl is doubly welcome as it has been out of print as a CD for some time since its release, when it was probably heard by only a few dedicated admirers. [...]
I had to check the date online because I was lucky enough to see Sun Ra and the Arkestra in person, at the Brecon Jazz Festival, in 1990, three years before the leader’s death. It was great too, and every [...]
Arild Andersen is ECM royalty. He’s been with the label for almost as long as there’s been a label to be with, having played on Jan Garbarek’s ‘Afric Pepperbird’- the seventh release – in 1971. As bassist, bandleader and composer [...]
First time on vinyl – three limited edition 180g LPs – for this historic live performance from the first headline act of the first Montreux festival bill. At the time, saxophonist Lloyd’s quartet was the hottest jazz act around, fresh [...]
A full decade has elapsed between the recording of this remarkable album (at Avatar Studios in New York) and its debut release, but it still succeeds in sounding both contemporary and strangely timeless. In contrast to most superstar sessions, where [...]
Over six compact discs or eight LPs, this superb survey of the great Miles Davis band on tour in France is a gift that just keeps on giving, with over four hours of previously unreleased music from one of the [...]
Shabaka, who will be at the Royal Festival Hall on 30 November, is “an emblematic artist for the age.” Much of the well-deserved attention for ‘Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace’, the debut solo album by Shabaka – the artist [...]
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Admirers of Tord Gustavsen’s breakthrough series of trio albums beginning with the inspired ECM debut, Changing Places in 2003, will find much to please them in this very enjoyable continued return to the [...]
