Horace Shankley and the Nubian Noise Collective: All the Doors of Perception Have Opened and the Key is under the Mat of

Chips Foster | Hector Alisandro | Ho Chi Minh Smith | Horace Shankley | Lionel Binky | Marcellina Abracadabra | Milton Candalevski | Procter Blenkinsop | Shalamar Tibbs | Shelton Onions

“This outfit blew my sandals off!” gushed the Village Voice on the release of the debut album from the NNC...

Reviewed by J.J. Geiger in issue: May/2017

Cheer-Accident: Putting Off Death

Beth Yates | Carmen Armilias | Cory Bengsten | Dante Kester | Jeff Libersher | Joan Morrone | Mike Hegedorn | Rob Pleshar | Ross Feller | Sacha Mullin

If you've been holding your breath since the Accident's last outing, you're doubtless a shade purple as six years have...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: September/2017

Henry Mancini: The Music from Peter Gunn

Shelly Manne's album of the music from this TV series has the edge over the two original soundtrack discs by...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2010

Miles Davis: At Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol.4

Al Foster | Bill Evans | Cannonball Adderley | Herbie Hancock | Jimmy Cobb | John Coltrane | Keith Jarrett | Miles Davis | Paul Chambers | Ron Carter

Columbia/Legacy propose making this set available from Friday, 17 July 2015 – 60 years to the day of Davis' breakthrough...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2015

Christian Muthspiel & Steve Swallow: Simple Songs

Christian Muthspiel | Steve Swallow

This disc from Austrian trombonist Christian Muthspiel and US bassist Steve Swallow would have fitted in seamlessly with ACT's current...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: November/2014

Laura Cole: Enough

Cole, a Leeds-based pianist-composer best known for her Metamorphic ensemble, is in introverted mood nearly all the way through these...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019

Christy Doran: Undercurrent

Swiss guitarist Christy Doran is an experimental yet blues-infused jazz lyricist who conjures up a grittily atmospheric vibe with his...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2018

Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge: Roy and Diz

Joyous jousting by JATP's two finest trumpet stars, plus the Peterson quartet makes for great entertainment....

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2012

Motorpsycho: The Tower

Not nearly as epic as 2016's Here Be Monsters, but still plenty here for fans of these retro-rocking Norwegians, especially...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2017

Will Bernard: Pond Life

Ches Smith | Chris Lightcap | John Medeski | Tim Berne | Will Bernard

The guitarist Will Bernard has occasionally been referred to as a musician deserving of more recognition. There is however no...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2022