Kikoski, Carpenter, Novak, Sheppard: From The Hip

Bob Sheppard | Dave Carpenter | David Kikoski | Gary Novak

The title says it all. This crack quartet may be known for their fusion associations, but here they play straight-ahead...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2014

Charlie Haden/Jim Hall:

Charlie Haden | Jim Hall

There'll no doubt be a plethora of posthumous Haden releases in the months to come, and this reissue of a...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2014

Various Artists: Best of British Dance Bands

Put together by the late John Wadley, this is a compendium of pre-war UK dance bands, from (alphabetically) Ambrose to...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2018

Paul Dunmall Quintet: Yes Tomorrow

James Owston | Jim Bashford | Paul Dunmall | Richard Foote | Steven Saunders

The album’s Ornette-ish title suggests a sense of departure for British tenor giant Paul Dunmall and, indeed, here we find...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: July/2022

Rebecca Nash: Redefining Element 78

Chris Mapp | Jamie Leeming | John O’Gallagher | Matt Fisher | Nick Malcolm | Nick Walters | Paul Michael | Rebecca Nash

Rebecca Nash's suite Redefining Element 78 was originally commissioned for the Bristol Jazz and Blues Festival in tribute to scientist...

Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: February/2023

Michiyo Yagi/Joe McPhee/Lasse Marhaug/Paal Nilssen-Love: Soul Stream

Joe McPhee | Lasse Marhaug | Michiyo Yagi | Paal Nilssen-Love

In its original form, the koto is a 13-stringed zither-like instrument, associated with the delicately romantic music of traditional Japanese...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2016

The Three Sounds Featuring Gene Harris: Groovin' Hard – Live At The Penthouse 1964-1968

Andy Simpkins | Bill Dowdy | Carl Burnett | Gene Harris | Kalil Madi

Groovin' Hard is a most appropriate title for this welcome new CD and LP from premium soul-jazz club combo The...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: April/2017

Dan Nicholls: Ruins

Dan Nicholls | Dave Smith | James Allsopp | Kit Downes | Shabaka Hutchings | Tom Challenger

Until fairly recently the Staffordshire-born Dan Nicholls was one of the least visible members of North London’s LOOP Collective. But...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2013

Sarah Vaughan: No Count Sarah/After Hours at the London House

The first LP reissued here is Vaughan with the Basie band, sans Basie, and is terrific, but not a patch...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2013

Orelli/Keller/Suter: Blow, Strike & Touch

An experimental Swiss trio, with trumpeter Marco von Orelli, pianist Max E Keller and drummer Sheldon Suter engaging in abstract...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2017