Charlie Rouse: Yeah!/We Paid Our Dues/Takin' Care Of Business!/Getting' Into Somethin'

Art Taylor | Billy Gardner | Blue Mitchell | Charlie Rouse | Clark Terry | Curtis Fuller | Dave Bailey | Earl May | Gildo Mahones | Horace Parlan

When, in 1959, Charlie Rouse took over the tenor sax chair in Thelonious Monk's Quartet, it could have turned out...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: November/2012

Kermit Ruffins: We Partyin’ Traditional Style

He’s been compared to having the great Satchmo’s approach, and this trumpeter-vocalist can get a joint jumpin’ with his cabaret...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2013

Antonio Sánchez & Migration: Lines in the Sand

Antonio Sánchez | Chase Baird | Elad Kabilio | John Escreet | Matt Brewer | Nathan Shram | Thana Alexa

As with his ominous 2017 Grammy-nominated release, Bad Hombre, the New York based drummer-composer continues to fire political salvos at...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Feb/2019

Tim Hegarty: Tribute

Carlos Ward | Charlie Haden | Paul Metzke | Paul Motian | Sam Brown

Hegarty has been on the New York scene for some 25 years now, with regular gigs in Gil Evans bands...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: October/2019

Samo Salamon & the Slovene Philharmonic String Chamber Orchestra: Orchestrology

A Slovenian contemporary atmospheric jazz-rock infl uenced guitarist with a good international reputation arranges for orchestra on a quite epic...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2014

Ernie Henry with Kenny Dorham: Presenting Ernie Henry with Kenny Dorham

Art Taylor | G.T. Hogan | Henry | Kenny Dorham | Kenny Drew | Wilbur Ware

Two much-celebrated 1950s LPs together, showing the chemistry between altoistand trumpeter in quartet and (preferably) quintet settings....

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2012

Don Ellis: New Ideas

Bill Crow | Charlie Persip | Don Ellis | Hall Overton | Jaki Byard | Ron Carter | Zoot Sims

Ellis' early career had a not unusual trajectory, from his sideman work with Maynard Ferguson to experimental small-group work under...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: July/2012

Ed Palermo Big Band: One Child Left Behind

Barbara Cifelli | Ben Kono | Bill Straub | Bob Quaranta | Bruce McDaniel | Candy Zappa | Charley Gordon | Cliff Lyons | Ed Palermo | Jenna McSwain

Don't yah just love our post-modern age? There's a version here of Neil Young's ‘Harvest Moon’ re-pitched with a Nelson...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2016

Christoph Irniger Trio: Open City

Christoph Irniger | Loren Stillman | Nils Wogram | Raifaele Bossard | Ziv Ravitz

For his latest collection, Swisssaxophonist Christoph Irniger re-forms with fellow trio members bass player Raifaele Bossard and drummer Ziv Ravitz...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: December/2020

Michael Gibbs and the NDR Big Band: Play A Bill Frisell Set List

Adam Nussbaum | Bill Frisell | Christof Lauer | Claus Stotter | Dan Gottshall | Fiete Felsch | Frank Delle | Gene Calderazzo | Ingmar Heller | Ingolf Burkhardt

Two significant and, more importantly, outrageously enjoyable releases from three parties whose relationship goes back four decades. The only wonder...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: September/2015