Jazz Album reviews - Page 3

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Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy

Return to Forever

Return to Forever - Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy 8.6

Album review

Jazz
Jazz Fusion
Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy gives Return To Forever a harder, more electric sound. Chick Corea's keyboards remain central, but Bill…

Heavy Weather

Weather Report

Weather Report - Heavy Weather 8.6

Album review

Jazz
Jazz Fusion
Progressive rock/metal
Birdland makes Heavy Weather welcoming from the start. Joe Zawinul's keyboards, Wayne Shorter's saxophone and Jaco Pastorius' bass…

Culcha Vulcha

Snarky Puppy

Snarky Puppy - Culcha Vulcha 8.2

Album review

Jazz
Jazz Fusion
Progressive rock/metal
Culcha Vulcha gives Snarky Puppy's instrumental music a fuller studio setting. The arrangements bring together funk, jazz, soul…

Morning Dance

Spyro Gyra

Spyro Gyra - Morning Dance 7.7

Album review

Jazz
Jazz Fusion
Morning Dance favours bright melodies and an easy rhythmic flow over the more demanding side of jazz fusion. Spyro Gyra give the…

The New Breed

Jeff Parker

Jeff Parker - The New Breed 8.4

Album review

Jazz
The New Breed has the loose movement of a jazz group and the concentrated rhythms of a carefully made beat. Jeff Parker lets those…

Suite for Max Brown

Jeff Parker

Jeff Parker - Suite for Max Brown 8.7

Album review

Electronic
Jazz
Rhythm gives Suite for Max Brown its sense of unity. Jeff Parker combines short loops, electronic details and freer ensemble…

Returnings

Jakob Bro

Jakob Bro - Returnings 8.4

Album review

Jazz
Returnings becomes richer because the musicians leave room for one another. Guitarist Jakob Bro plays with trumpeter Palle…

Speak To Me

Julian Lage

Julian Lage - Speak To Me 8.5

Album review

Jazz
Julian Lage gives his guitar a different role from one piece to the next on Speak To Me. One moment it sounds clear and almost…

Far Star

Gilad Hekselman

Gilad Hekselman - Far Star 8.2

Album review

Jazz
Jazz Fusion
Far Star gives Gilad Hekselman's guitar a larger setting. He also plays bass and keyboards and builds much of the music himself…

Land of the Midnight Sun

Al Di Meola

Al Di Meola - Land of the Midnight Sun 8.4

Album review

Jazz
Jazz Fusion
Progressive rock/metal
Rock
Land of the Midnight Sun introduces Al Di Meola as a bandleader with ideas beyond fast guitar playing. The album combines electric…

Black Market

Weather Report

Weather Report - Black Market 8.7

Album review

Jazz
Jazz Fusion
Progressive rock/metal
Black Market makes Weather Report's complex playing easy to connect with. Funk rhythms and clear melodies give the music an…

Face First

Tribal Tech

Tribal Tech - Face First 8.1

Album review

Jazz
Jazz Fusion
Face First has the sound of four confident musicians finding more possibilities inside a shared style. Tribal Tech move between…

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