James Moody: Four Classic Albums

The surprise of these 1955-57 sessions is that they are essentially small band swing, plus a bit of bebop phrasing...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2020

JD Allen: Americana Vol 2

Charlie Hunter | Gregg August | J.D Allen | Rudy Royston

Since Detroit-born tenorist JD Allen's solo recording debut in 1999, this unobtrusively fine musician has figured in DownBeat Critics' Polls,...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023

TONUS: Cagean Morphology

Benedict Taylor | Cath Roberts | Colin Webster | Dirk Serries | George Hadow | Jan Daelman | Martina Verhoeven | Nils Vermeulen | Otto Willberg | Tom Ward

As the name of his New Wave Of Jazz CD label suggests, Belgian guitarist Dirk Serries has, in recent years,...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2018

Various: Jazz At The Philharmonic: Complete Live In Stockholm 1960

Art Davis | Benny Carter | Candido Camero | Cannonball Adderley | Chuck Lampkin | Coleman Hawkins | Dizzy Gillespie | Don Byas | Herb Ellis | J.J. Johnson

It's reboot time at Chez Solar who have decided to ditch the flimsy card sleeve and bundle the original three...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: May/2016

Scott Neumann: Neu3 Trio Blessed

This Brooklyn-based drummer’s band consists of saxophonist Michael Blake and bassist Mark Helias, the lack of chordal instrument being hardly...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2013

Claudio Fasoli N.Y. 4et: Selfie

This veteran Milan-based tenor-soprano saxophonist, now 79 years old, still makes the end-of-year lists. Here, his ace New York team...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2019

Gard Nilssen's Supersonic Orchestra: If you Listen Carefully the Music is Yours

Drummer Gard Nilssen fires up this supercharged 16-piece Nordic big band whose widescreen sonic is inspired by Art Ensemble of...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2020

Jason Roebke Octet: High Red Center

Alongside a Chicago crew of superb improvisers including Jason Adasiewicz, and Jeb Bishop, bassist Roebke channels the ghost of Sun...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2015

Chet Baker Quartet: Vol. 1

Chet Baker | Dick Twardzik | Gerard Gustin | Jimmy Bond | Nils-Bertil Dahlander | Peter Littman

When, in September 1955, the Chet Baker Quartet arrived in Paris, they were filled with youthful optimism for they were...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: November/2016

Wolfgang Haffner: Kind of Tango

Bill Evans | Christopher Dell | Guest Alma Naidu | Lars Danielsson | Lars Nilsson | Sebastian Studnitzky | Simon Oslender | Ulf Wakenius | Vincent Peirani | Wolfgang Haffner

First there was Kind of Cool (2015). Next there was Kind of Spain (2017). And now, to complete the trilogy,...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: May/2020