Johnathan Blake: Gone, But Not Forgotten

Ben Street | Chris Potter | Johnathan Blake | Mark Turner

On a rare depressing ‘off’ night by Tom Harrell's Colours of a Dream band at Ronnie's recently, the one shining...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: September/2014

Albare iTD: Long Way

Albert Dadon | Antonio Sánchez | Evripides Evripidou | George Garzone | Hendrik Meurkens | Leo Genovese

Albare comes from the French pronunciation of Albert, the guitarist/leader's first name, and iTD from ‘International Travel Diary’ to represent...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2012

Chet Baker: The Thrill Is Gone

A good 3CD anthology of Baker's work, including a Mulligan reunion – the real Interest here being lesser-known mid- late...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016

Indigo Kid III: Moment Gone in the Clouds

Calum Gourlay | Dan Messore | Gareth Lockrane | Tim Giles

On his third album recorded under the moniker Indigo Kid, the young guitarist-composer Dan Messore continues to hone a singular...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2017/2018

Sylvie Courvoisier/Mark Feldman: Time Gone Out

Mark Feldman | Sylvie Courvoisier

This knowing exchange of the husband-and-wife team of Swiss pianist Sylvie Courvoisier and American violinist Mark Feldman is imbued by...

Reviewed by Debra Richards in issue: November/2019

Grateful Dead: Long Strange Trip

Bill Kreutzmann | Bob Weir | Brent Mydland | David Grisman | Donna Jean Godchaux | Jerry Garcia | Keith Godchaux | Mickey Hart | Phil Lesh | Ron ‘Pigpen’ McKernan

The Grateful Dead (1965-1995) come with a closet stuffed with many, many skeletons and bearing gifts. The Long Strange Trip...

Reviewed by Ken Hunt in issue: September/2017

Donald Byrd & Kenny Burrell: All Night Long

Art Taylor | Donald Byrd | Doug Watkins | Frank Foster | Hank Mobley | Jerome Richardson | Kenny Burrell | Mal Waldron | Tommy Flanagan

Though not yet an innovator, Donald Byrd accurately reflected the mood of the time during which these recordings took place....

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: August/2013

Mattan Klein Quartet: The Long Run

Joca Perpignan | Mattan Klein | Nitzan Bar | Toki Stern | Yoni Ben Ari

For this, his seventh album recording and the first for UK-based Ubuntu Music, Israeli flautist Mattan Klein closes a set...

Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: March/2022

Kenny Wheeler Big Band: The Long Waiting

Barnaby Dickinson | Chris Laurence | Dave Horler | Dave Stewart | Derek Watkins | Duncan Lamont | Henry Lowther | John Parricelli | John Taylor | Julian Argüelles

It doesn't seem that long a wait, but this collection of original material is a most welcome companion to the...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: April/2012

Barry Altschul's The 3dom Factor: Long Tall Sunshine

Recorded on a 2019 tour, the Paul Bley-associated drummer Altshul heads a power trio featuring prolific saxophonist Jon Irabagon and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2021