John Coltrane: 1963: New Directions
Elvin Jones | Jimmy Garrison | John Coltrane | McCoy Tyner | Roy Haynes
It took the name John Coltrane, who may have died in 1967 but whose influence still shapes the sound of...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2019
Michael Garrick's Lyric Ensemble: Home Thoughts
Chris Nickolls | Matt Ridley | Michael Garrick | Nette Robinson | Tony Woods
The late Michael Garrick's love of poetry is well known and here he's set both his own verse and that...
Reviewed by Duncan Heining in issue: August/2012
Django Bates and the Frankfurt Radio Big Band: Saluting Sgt. Pepper
A heady brew of Beatles, Bates and beefy big band, Saluting Sgt. Pepper could easily have been one seriously over-egged...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2017
Ari Hoenig: The Pauper & The Magician
The Pauper & The Magician is Hoenig’s eighth album as a leader, and his first in five years. It presents...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2016
Archipelago: Weightless
Christian Alderson | Faye MacCalman | John Pope
As Archipelago begin recording their second album, this 2017 debut is only just surfacing nationally. The Newcastle trio list Don...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019
Sir Roland Hanna: Solo Piano
A double CD set of the masterly pianist on good form in New York, Stockholm and northern France between 1973...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2015
Steve Lacy: Stamps
Irene Aebi | Kent Carter | Oliver Johnson | Steve Lacy | Steve Potts
To hear the soprano sax legend’s superlative late 1970s quintet captured in its pomp, live at Willisau and Paris, is...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2018
NYSQ: Heaven Steps to Seven
David Berkman | Gene Jackson | Tim Armacost | Ugonna Okegwo
This is NYSQ’s seventh album, and the fourth on Mike Janisch’s Whirlwind Recordings label. Their constancy as a group, 13...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019
Ari Hoenig Punkbop: Live at Smalls
Frank Lacy | Josh Evans | Kush Abadey | Rashaan Carter | Stacy Dillard | Theo Hill
Ari Hoenig is an extremely interesting musician. As a drummer, he's not only respected for his tasteful and original approach,...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: July/2014
Skelton Skinner Allstars Septet: The Odd Couple
Functioning as a kind of break-out group from the Skelton-Skinner Big Band, this smaller line-up released a well-regarded first album,...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2017
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