Ida Sand with Stockholm Underground: My Soul Kitchen

Singer Ida Sand hires an early version of Nils Landgren’s Funk Unit known as the Stockholm Underground to pump out...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019

Jason Rebello: Held

Jason Rebello

Who better than the man himself to describe his solo album. “As you get older you get interested in different...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2016

Anthony Braxton: Quartet (Standards) 2020

Alexander Hawkins | Anthony Braxton | Neil Charles | Stephen Davis

While pursuing his path as an uncompromisingly original composer, Anthony Braxton has regularly visited ‘the tradition’ during his long career....

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2021

Jay Lawrence: Sonic Paragon

Anthony Wilson | Harry Allen | Jay Lawrence | John Patitucci | Renee Rosnes | Romero Lubambo | Terell Stafford | Yotam Silberstein

I was tempted to begin playing this disc at track 11, a cover of Hendrix's ‘Crosstown Traffic’. I love Hendrix...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: November/2018

Thiefs: Graft

Aaron Parks | Christophe Panzini | David Frazier | Edgar Sekola | Gaël Faye | Grey Santiago | Guillermo E Brown | Keith Witty | Mike Ladd

Thiefs (sic) is led by the New York avant-jazz bassist Keith Witty and in-demand French saxophonist Christophe Panzini, who's been...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2018

Ran Blake: Ghost Tones

Aaron Hartley | Brad Barrett | Charles Burchell | Dave Fabris | David Flaherty | Doug Pet | Eric Lane | Jason Yeager | Luke Moldof | Peter Konagy

An absorbing project that pays tribute to Blake's inspiration and colleague, George Russell, done the year after the latter's death....

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2015

Bram Stadhouders/Sidsel Endresen/Jim Black: Bell Time

Upcoming Dutch guitarist/laptop ambient experimentalist Stadhouders keeps good company here....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2012

Stanley J Zappa: Muster Point

Saxophonist Stanley J, like Uncle Frank, is an unconventional artist and in duo (occasionally trio) alongside a fellow Milford Gravesmentored...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2020

John Edwards/NO Moore/Eddie Prévost/Alan Wilkinson: EMPoWered

Alan Wilkinson | Eddie Prévost | John Edwards | NO Moore

Presented with an album of improvised music containing just two tracks – one 30 minutes long, the other 20 –...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: February/2022

Parallax: Krutthuset

Led by trumpeter Stian Omenås, this Norwegian improv trio's remote, folky ambient music was suitably recorded at a powder depot...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2012