According To The Sound: In-Tension

Adam King | Adam Parry-Davies | Alex Fryer | Alex Hutchings | Ambrose Akinmusire | Gary Alesbrook | Jake Goldbas | James Carter | James Morton | Jim Barr

This is the second release from British ‘concept studio band’ According To The Sound, aka core duo, pianist Adam Parry-Davies...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: October/2022

Ed Jones: For Your Ears Only

Brigitte Beraha | Ed Jones | Riaan Vosloo | Ross Stanley | Tim Giles

The meaty tone, rhythmic focus and gutsy articulation that are hallmarks of Ed Jones’ approach to sax reflect dues paid...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: June/2018

Paul Desmond: First Place Again

Connie Kay | Jim Hall | Paul Desmond | Percy Heath

Paul Desmond and Jim Hall collaborated on a whole series of ‘mood jazz’ albums on the RCA label in the...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2019

Sheila Jordan Quartet: Lucky To Be Me

The zestful vocal queen (pictured right) of bebop needs no introduction and, at 87-years-ofage, she’s still full of charisma, heavily...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2019

Don Joseph: A Tribute to the Jazz Poetry of Don Joseph

This is not, as the name suggests, a words and music album, but a collection of playing by a lyrical...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2017

Walter Smith III/Matthew Stevens: In Common III

Dave Holland | Kris Davis | Matthew Stevens | Terri Lyne Carrington | Walter Smith III

This is the third instalment in the In Common project, in which Smith and Stevens assemble a new lineup for...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2022

Alan Braufman: Valley Of Search

Alan Braufman | Cecil McBee | Cooper-Moore | David Lee | Ralph Williams

Originally surfacing in 1975 as the second release on the storied underground label India Navigations – and now receiving its...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: August/2018

Joe McPhee/Dave Rempis/Tomeka Reid/Brandon Lopez/Paal Nilssen-Love: Of Things Beyond Thule Volume 2

Brandon Lopez | Dave Rempis | Joe McPhee | Paal Nilssen-Love | Tomeka Reid

Recorded live at The Hungry Brain in Chicago, this stonking set captures an inter-generational quintet of impeccable pedigree with ideas...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: July/2020

Chet Baker: Live In London

Chet Baker | Jim Richardson | John Horler | Tony Mann

When Baker came to London to play a week-long engagement at the much-missed Canteen venue way back in 1983, Messrs...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017

Krokofant with Storløkken & Håker Flaten: Fifth

Axel Skalstad | Ingebrigt Håker Flaten | Jørgen Mathisen | Ståle Storløkken | Tom Hasslan

Since their self-titled 2014 debut, Norwegian power trio Krokofant have made a good fist of keeping blazing 1970s-style jazz-rock alive...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2021