The Nels Cline Singers: Macroscope

Cyro Baptista | Josh Jones | Nels Cline | Scott Amendola | Trevor Dunn | Yuka C. Hinda | Zeena Parkins

Though he originally came out the 1980s jazz scene on the US West Coast, guitarist Nels Cline has also been...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: July/2014

David Gilmore: Numerology: Live at Jazz Standard

Christian McBride | Claudia Acuña | David Gilmore | Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts | Luis Perdomo | Miguel Zenón | Mino Cinelu

Guitarist Gilmore is one of the most accomplished on today's scene and has worked with artists as diverse as Wayne...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: February/2013

Johnny Dankworth: Three Classic Albums Plus

Avid's double-CD combines Dankworth's The Vintage Years, Collaboration, and England's Ambassador of Jazz albums with an EP taken from the...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2019

Martial Solal: Martial Solal at Newport ‘63

Martial Solal | Paul Motian | Teddy Kotick

Pianist Martial Solal was born in Algeria and moved to Paris in February 1950 to further his career in jazz....

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2022

Matt Mitchell/Kate Gentile: Snark Horse

Ava Mendoza | Ben Gerstein | Brandon Seabrook | Davy Lazar | Jon Irabagon | Kate Gentile | Kim Cass | Mat Maneri | Matt Mitchell | Matt Nelson

Following his discovery by Tim Berne in 2009, Pennsylvania-born pianist Matt Mitchell has been confirming that he's a unique contemporary-music...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: November/2021

GF Fitz-Gerald And Lol Coxhill: The Poppy Seed Affair

GF Fitz-Gerald | Lol Coxhill

Where Coxhill’s credentials need little explication, a hero of free improvisation that he made (and makes) joyously accessible to the...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2011

Jutta Hipp: Lost Tapes/The German Recordings 1952-1955

Albert Mangelsdorff | Attila Zoller | Franz ‘Shorty’ Roeder | Hans Koller | Harry Schell | Joki Freund | Jutta Hipp | Karl Sanner | Rudi Sehring

Is this yet another take on the now hackneyed Svengali legend or just a B-movie scenario? On a visit to...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: August/2013

Jihye Lee Orchestra: Infinite Connections

Adam Birnbaum | Alan Ferber | Alex Goodman | Ambrose Akinmusere | Ben Kono | Brian Pareschi | Carl Maraghi | David Pietro | David Smith | Jared Schonig

The South Korean former pop singer and Berklee-graduated big-band composer Jihye Lee confirmed how eloquently she could balance fast-moving postbop...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: August/2024

John Coltrane: “Live” At The Village Vanguard

Elvin Jones | Eric Dolphy | Jimmy Garrison | John Coltrane | McCoy Tyner | Reggie Workman

If you want to be reminded that 1961 was a great year for jazz, you only have to look at...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2012

Bobby Watson: Back Home in Kansas City

Bobby Watson | Carmen Lundy | Curtis Lundy | Cyrus Chestnut | Jeremy Pelt | Victor Jones

The alto saxophone of Bobby Watson can turn from fiery to tender in a moment, but this album shows both...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2022