Jazz Album reviews - Page 4

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Midnight Blue

Kenny Burrell

Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue 8.8

Album review

Blues
Jazz
Much of Midnight Blue's strength comes from the space Kenny Burrell leaves. His guitar sounds warm and clear, using short melodic…

The Call Within

Tigran Hamasyan

Tigran Hamasyan - The Call Within 8.6

Album review

Jazz
Jazz Fusion
The Call Within makes a piano trio feel capable of the weight and sudden changes of progressive metal. Tigran Hamasyan combines…

Breezin'

George Benson

George Benson - Breezin' 8.0

Album review

Jazz
Breezin' makes George Benson easy to follow. His guitar is fluid, the rhythms have a clear groove and strings provide a soft…

We Like It Here

Snarky Puppy

Snarky Puppy - We Like It Here 8.8

Album review

Jazz
Jazz Fusion
Progressive rock/metal
We Like It Here makes complicated instrumental music feel welcoming. Snarky Puppy combine jazz, funk and rock with strong melodies…

Good to Go-Go

Spyro Gyra

Spyro Gyra - Good to Go-Go 8.2

Album review

Jazz
Jazz Fusion
Good to Go-Go shows how much energy Spyro Gyra can put inside an accessible melody. The band move between jazz, funk, reggae and…

Heritage

Lionel Loueke

Lionel Loueke - Heritage 8.4

Album review

Jazz
Jazz Fusion
On Heritage, Lionel Loueke gives his music a firm rhythmic foundation without losing its flexibility. The guitarist and singer…

The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery

Wes Montgomery

Wes Montgomery - The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery 9.0

Album review

Jazz
Wes Montgomery gives his guitar a natural place beside piano, bass and drums on The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery. His…

Share The Wealth

Nels Cline

Nels Cline - Share The Wealth 8.3

Album review

Jazz
Share The Wealth has little interest in tidy boundaries. Nels Cline gathers his Singers as a six-piece ensemble that mixes funk…

Stardust

Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson - Stardust 9.0

Album review

Country
Folk
Jazz
Stardust gives familiar songs a remarkably personal setting. Willie Nelson takes ten pop standards and approaches them with the…

Gefion

Jakob Bro

Jakob Bro - Gefion 8.4

Album review

Jazz
Gefion centres on small changes within a quiet sound. Jakob Bro uses clear guitar lines, sustained tones and subtle effects…

Capturing Spirits (JKQ live)

Jonathan Kreisberg

Jonathan Kreisberg - Capturing Spirits (JKQ live) 8.4

Album review

Jazz
Capturing Spirits presents a quartet that knows its compositions well and still finds new room inside them. Jonathan Kreisberg…

Feels Good to Me

Bruford

Bruford - Feels Good to Me 8.6

Album review

Jazz
Jazz Fusion
Feels Good to Me puts composition ahead of the usual expectations for a drummer's solo record. Bill Bruford leads a group with…

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