The Chicago Reed Quartet: Western Automatic
Dave Rempis | Ken Vandermark | Mars Williams | Nick Mazzarella
This duck-billed doozy finds four generations of horn honkers blowing in from the Windy City to cut a cross-section through...
Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: July/2015
Martin Speake: Live at Riverhouse
Barry Green | Dave Green | Jeff Williams | Martin Speake
Barnet born Speake’s first set with this quartet, 2008’s Generations, attracted a good deal of admiration, and this second outing...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: November/2011
Miles Davis: The Lost Quintet
Chick Corea | Dave Holland | Jack DeJohnette | Miles Davis | Wayne Shorter
This performance, by what has come to be known as Davis' ‘Lost Quintet’, was taken from his Autumn 1969 tour...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2019
David Murray: Lucky Four
Dave Burrell | David Murray | Victor Lewis | Wilbur Morris
When Murray burst onto the free jazz loft scene in New York of the late 1970s, his saxophone style embraced...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2023
Kyle Eastwood: Candid Kyle
Andrew McCormack | Dave O'Higgins | Graeme Blevins | Graeme Flowers | Kyle Eastwood | Martyn Kaine
‘Go whistle!’ Kyle Eastwood (perhaps) told his dad, legendary film actor and director Clint, before going into the studio to...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: February/2017
John Aram Quintet with Kenny Wheeler: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Suite
Andy Scherrer | Colin Vallon | Dave Whitford | John Aram | Kenny Wheeler | Norbert Pfammatter
In Geneva where he has been resident the past two decades, John Aram is a well-regarded jazz trombonist and composer...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2015
Bob James Trio: Espresso
Highly prolific on record, Bob James is usually described as a fusion specialist and as the king of pop/jazz and...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: November/2018
Bill Evans: Live At Art D'Lugoff's Top of the Gate
The Resonance album is a considerable find, not only in terms of musical content but sound quality. For a live...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2012
Escape Hatch featuring Julian Argüelles: Roots of Unity
Andrea Di Biase | Dave Hamblett | Ivo Neame | Julian Argüelles
The Loose Tubes saxophonist Julian Argüelles and Phronesis pianist Ivo Neame are among the most influential figures of their respective...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2017
Karen Sharp: Spirit
Dave Green | Karen Sharp | Nikki Iles | Steve Brown
Sharp’s earlier albums teamed her with another front-line player, here she goes it alone, albeit with a fine rhythm section...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: Dec/Jan/2011/2012
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