Various Artists: New Horizons: A Bristol Jazz Sound

Alun Elliott Williams

In March 2020 (just before ‘you-know-what’) Bristol jazz promoter Worm Disco Club announced the launch of a record label to...

Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: December/2020

Rudy Royston: Flatbed Buggy

The Bill Frisell drummer steps up for his third recording as leader, stirring up memories of his rural background with...

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

Jerry Bergonzi: Nearly Blue

Andrea Michelutti | Jerry Bergonzi | Renato Chicco

Jerry Bergonzi is the opposite of a showy player, but on his recent releases, the American's mastery of the tenor...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: June/2020

Sally Night: Night Time

The Japanese Venus label puts the spotlight on an ex-Brit mainstream straightahead singer with a touch of class while the...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2015

Elmo Hope: Five Classic Albums

Al Haig | Art Taylor | Buddy Rich | Charlie Parker | Curley Russell | Dizzy Gillespie | Don Lamond | Hank Jones | Kenny Dorham | Max Roach

The reason for the distinctive title of this particular AvidJazz compilation is that, instead of the usual four 12-inch LPs,...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2020

Nilson Matta's: Black Orpheus

Gretchen Parlato | Kenny Barron | Nilson Matta | Randy Brecker

Recorded in NYC and Rio de Janeiro, this is a brilliant reworking of music featured in the 1956 play Orfeu...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: July/2013

Dave Grusin: Piano, Strings and Moonlight

Because Grusin is such a capable pianist and his trio with Milt Hinton and Osie Johnson so polished, their jazz...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2016

Slowly Rolling Camera: Juniper

Aidan Thorne | Dave Stapleton | Deri Roberts | Elliot Bennett | James Copus | Mark Lockheart | Neil Yates | Nicolas Kummert | Sam Glaser | Stuart McCallum

Juniper marks a return to deep roots for Slowly Rolling Camera. Much loved as Dionne Bennett's vox were, the band...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: September/2018

John Taylor: Requiem For A Dreamer

John Taylor | Julian Argüelles | Martin France | Palle Danielsson

John Taylor has made too few albums under his own name over the years and Requiem is a reminder of...

Reviewed by Duncan Heining in issue: June/2011

David Kikoski: Sure Thing

Boris Kozlov | David Kikoski

I was first aware of Kikoski playing in Roy Haynes's 1993 group, but the pianist and Kozlov got to know...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2021