B-Side Guys

Sebastian Scotney

Sebastian Scotney’s album reviews that count toward B-Side Breakdowns: 4 reviews, going back to 2020, each next to the album’s Breakdown.

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What they review

  • Jazz 100%

More numbers (how close they land to the other critics, release-week calls) appear once we track 15 of their reviews.

Their favorites

  1. Shabaka HutchingsPerceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace 80 The Arts Desk
  2. Gregory PorterAll Rise 80 The Arts Desk
  3. Esperanza SpaldingMilton + Esperanza 60 The Arts Desk
  4. Joshua RedmanWhere Are We 40 The Arts Desk

Every review

Outlet
Esperanza SpaldingMilton + Esperanza“Whatever esperanza wants, it would seem, esperanza gets. From over-riding normal conventions of using capital letters in her name, to an imposing A-List of guests on Milton + esperanza (Concord):…”The Arts Desk via Wikipedia60 3/5832024
Shabaka HutchingsPerceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace“Gal Beckerman’s 2023 book The Quiet Before makes a plea that if ideas, revolutionary or otherwise, are to grow, there needs to be a retreat from “our current cacophony”. And…”The Arts Desk via Wikipedia80 4/5832024
Joshua RedmanWhere Are We“Joshua Redman’s latest album, where are we, marks the jazz saxophonist’s debut on the Blue Note label, after a recording career which now spans just over thirty years and has…”The Arts Desk via Wikipedia40 2/5672023
Gregory PorterAll Rise“It’s not all just about that great voice. Gregory Porter also has a mighty generosity of spirit, plus empathy, warmth and optimism. And he has gathered a superb team around…”The Arts Desk via Wikipedia80 4/5802020

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