Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio: Follow the Sun

The venerated percussionist's band features LA-based hep cat vocalist Dwight Trible, saxophonist Ari Brown and a cameo from bagpiper Duke...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2014

Håkon Kornstad: Out of the Loop

Håkon Kornstad

Håkon Kornstad was once a member of Wibutee, one of the best bands to follow into the space opened up...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2021

The Four Brothers: …Together Again

I reviewed this for Jazzwise when the CD version first appeared from French RCA 17 years ago, and this is...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2017

Barney Wilen: Zodiac

Barney Wilen | Carl Heinz Berger | Jacques Thalot | Jean-Francois Jenny Clarke

French tenor saxophone player Barney Wilen is now probably best remembered for his work with Miles Davis on the soundtrack...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: July/2022

Frances Faye: Frenzy/Swinging All The Way

Now largely forgotten, this should restore Faye’s name, especially the second album, with Marty Paich’s excellent band backing her tough,...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2013

Tom Harrell: First Impressions

Danny Grissett | Jonathan Blake | Meg Okura | Rale Micic | Rubin Kodheli | Tom Harrell | Ugonna Okegwo | Wayne Escoffery

Difficult to understand that section of (white) American jazz academe and their UK camp followers anxious to ingratiate themselves into...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2015

Stan Tracey: The Flying Pig

Andrew Cleyndert | Clark Tracey | Mark Armstrong | Simon Allen | Stan Tracey

Six new pieces by Stan, inspired by World War One and played with vigour and verve, that might have come...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2013

Alexander Hawkins: Iron Into Wind (Pears From An Elm)

Alexander Hawkins

The formidably skilful and idiosyncratically receptive pianist and composer Alexander Hawkins last made a solo album in 2013, and his...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: May/2019

Pan-Scan Ensemble: Air and Light and Time and Space

One of those where you really had to be there I guess: free jazz collective mayhem Scandinavian-stylee recorded live in...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2017

Edwin Sanz: Overflow

Alex Wilson | Carlitos Padron | Dimitris Christopolous | Edwin Sanz | Elvin Castillo | Irving Manuel | Jerry Brown | Johan Escalante | Mike Lindup | Naomi Phillips

A modern latin jazz album created in Europe by Geneva-based Sanz – a Venezuelan percussion maestro who has worked with...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2016