Matt Mitchell: Phalanx Ambassadors

Kate Gentile | Kim Cass | Matt Mitchell | Miles Okazaki | Patricia Brennan

Mitchell's 2017 release, A Pouting Grimace, flexed its compositional muscle by way of a large ensemble conducted by Tyshawn Sorey;...

Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: August/2019

Maynard Ferguson: Live and Well In London

Bob Sydor | Dave Lynanne | Jeff Daly | John Holbrook | Martin Drover | Maynard Ferguson | Pete Jackson | Randy Jones | Stan Robinson

I think this is what they call a near miss. A limited edition with a run of just 500 copies,...

Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: April/2021

Sarah Weller Band: Stormy

Arthur Lee | Duncan Haynes | Jules Jackson | Ross Stanley | Sarah Weller | Simon Golding | Simon Pearson

Featuring brilliant arrangements by Simon Golding, which place the mellifluous vocals of Sarah Weller centre stage, this 12-track collection pays...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: April/2015

Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers: The Complete Concert at Club Saint Germain

Art Blakey | Benny Golson | Bobby Timmons | Jymie Merritt | Lee Morgan

Art Blakey always insisted that he never gave RCA permission to record this date. Whether or not this is true...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: February/2013

Microtub: Bite of the Orange

Martin Taxt | Peder Simonsen | Robin Hayward

The bright title and pastel artwork don't quite prepare you for the droning, ominous sound of three tubas more or...

Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: March/2017

Robocobra Quartet: Living Isn't Easy

Chris W Ryan | Nathan Rodgers | Peter Howard | Ryan Burrowes | Thibault Barillon | Tom Tabori

Robocobra Quartet aren’t a quartet: they’re a punky new wave sextet from Belfast mixing up twitchy grooves, crunchy rock drums,...

Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: August/2022

Album Interview: Cameron Pierre: Radio Jumbo

Cameron Pierre | Dave Joseph | Donald Gamble | guests Courtney Pine | Kyron Akal | Mario Canonge | Michael Bailey | Michele Henderson | Wesley Joseph

First the regrets… where are the cricket songs! Pad Up, Pierre's debut on his boss’ label was an enjoyable glide...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Dec/Jan/2011/2012

Nicole Johänntgen: Solo II

Nicole Johänntgen

Last year, hard-working and just as hard-to-pigeonhole Swiss saxophonist Nicole Johänntgen released Henry III, the third instalment of her New...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: July/2022

Peter Jones: Utopia

This follow-up to his 2013 debut One Way Ticket To Palookaville sees vocalist Peter Jones pick up where he left...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: June/2015

Keith & Julie Tippett – Couple in Spirit: Sound on Stone

Julie Tippetts | Keith Tippett

This album is sadly not what it was supposed to be. Thirty years after their first Couple In Spirit recording,...

Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: April/2023