Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra/Marilyn Crispell/Evan Parker: Parallel Moments Unbroken 1 & 2
Since their launch in 2002, the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra (GIO) have steadily refined the delicate balance of big-line-up free-improv and...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: July/2019
Rodrigo y Gabriela: Area 52
This Mexican acoustic rock duo has gone from busking on the streets of Dublin to selling out cavernous venues everywhere...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: April/2012
Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge: Within Us
Originating in the University of South Florida (from where jazz educator Chuck Folds will retire later this year), the Jazz...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2021
Till Brönner: The Good Life
Anthony Wilson | Jeff Hamilton | John Clayton | Larry Goldings | Till Brönner
For what it is, The Good Life is perfect: the problem is what it is, a set of standards given...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2016
Harold Land: A New Shade Of Blue
Bill Henderson | Billy Hart | Bobby Hutcherson | Buster Williams | Harold Land | James Mtume
Originally from Texas, Harold Land freelanced around Los Angeles before commencing an auspicious career when, in 1954, Max Roach invited...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: October/2017
Barb Jungr: Shelter From The Storm
Barb Jungr | Laurence Hobgood | Michael Olatuja | Wilson Torres
Vocalist Barb Jungr pulls off quite a coup on her ninth album for Linn, securing the services of Kurt Elling’s...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2016
Arun Ghosh: but where are you really from?
After three acoustic albums, Arun Ghosh's first ‘electric’ album might appear an abrupt change of musical direction. In fact, since...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2017
Leroy Vinnegar Sextet: Leroy Walks!
Carl Perkins | Gerald Wilson | Leroy Vinnegar | Teddy Edwards | Tony Bazley | Victor Feldman
A versatile sideman whose rock-solid playing graced countless jazz (and even rock) sessions, Leroy Vinnegar was most famous for his...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: October/2023
Matt Calvert: Million Seller
Calvert takes his cues from Herbie Hancock’s 1971 classic Mwandishi. And if you thought Hancock’s ground-breaking use of electric keys...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: December/January/2023/2024
Billie Holiday: Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933-1944
Originally released in 2001 on Columbia/Legacy and winner of the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Historical Album, Lady Day: The...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: August/2013
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