Dave Grusin: Kaleidoscope

Chris Beck | Cyrus Chestnut | Eric Wheeler

Grusin himself felt this session had a nightclub feel, and he's right, it's very unlike his more ‘studio’ session, so...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019

Zoophyte: Galapagos

Clara Bing | Dave Jones | Graeme Flowers | Peter Jones | Rob Luft | Ross Stanley | Sophie Alloway | Tim Smart | Vasilis Xenopolous | Will Fry

Another victim of Covid lockdowns, the delayed arrival of Galapagos is worth the wait if you’re a fan of Steely...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: December/January/2023/2024

Album Interview: Dave Holland featuring Evan Parker, Craig Taborn and Ches Smith: Uncharted Territories

Ches Smith | Craig Taborn | Dave Holland | Evan Parker

Released on Holland's own label, Dare2 Records, Unchartered Territories, is the first album under his name to focus almost exclusively...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2018

Dave O'Higgins: It's Always 9.30 In Zog

Dave O'Higgins | Geoff Gascoyne | Graham Harvey | Sebastiaan de Krom

The saxophonist points out in his brief liner note that this has been his regular working group for the last...

Reviewed by Peter Bacon in issue: October/2017

Nat King Cole & The Quincy Jones Big Band: Live in Paris

André ‘Déde’ Ceccarelli | Enrico Pieranunzi | Hein Van De Geyn

This meeting between jazz greats Nat King Cole and Quincy Jones, recorded at the Olympia Theatre, Paris, in 1960, came...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: July/2020

Dave Brubeck Quartet: Gone With The Wind

Dave Brubeck | Eugene Wright | Joe Morello | Paul Desmond

Two albums for the price of one here, with the title session from 1959 combined with the highly-regarded Time Further...

Reviewed by Peter Vachre in issue: August/2018

Mimi Jones: Balance

A mix of songs and post-bop originals from an African-American female vocalist-bassist draws inevitable comparisons with Esperanza Spalding, even though...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2014

Dave Douglas Quintet: Songs of Ascent

Dave Douglas | Jon Irabagon | Linda May Han Oh | Matt Mitchell | Rudy Royston

Curiously packaged in that the first part of the release, Book 1: Degrees is a universal release, while Book 2:...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2022

Dave Liebman Expansions: Selflessness: The Music of John Coltrane

Alex Ritz | Bobby Avey | Dave Liebman | Matt Vashlishan | Tony Mariono

Liebman first saw John Coltrane live at the age of 15: “Once you see the light, you can never turn...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2021

The Dave Stryker Trio with Bob Mintzer: Groove Street

Bob Mintzer | Dave Stryker | Jared Gold | McClenty Hunter

Mintzer and Stryker may sound like a pair of bully dogs, but they are long time pals, with Stryker first...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2024