A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra:

The recent death of Ed Thigpen goes to remind us what a great band the 1959-65 Peterson trio was, and...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2010

Snowpoet: Thought You Knew

Alice Zawadzki | Chris Hyson | Dave Hamblett | Francesca Ter-Berg | Josh Arcoleo | Lauren Kinsella | Lloyd Haines | Matthew Robinson | Nick Costley-White

It’s hard to neatly describe Snowpoet’s sound. The London-based group, led by vocalist Lauren Kinsella and multi-instrumentalist producer Chris Hyson,...

Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: March/2018

The Landrus Kaleidoscope: Capsule

Brian Landrus | Matthew Parish | Michael Cain | Rudy Royston

Landrus is 6ft 7in tall and known as ‘Big B’. His previous set Traverse, a post-bop offering with Cain, Lonnie...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: February/2012

Weavels: The Living Puzzle

Alex Ward | Chris Cundy | Mick Beck

There's something quintessentially English about this music: as absurd as Monty Python or The Goons and as quietly subversive as...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: September/2015

Dave Douglas: The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note

Alan Silva | Andrew Hill | Ben Riley | Clifford Jordan | Freddie Waits | Rufus Reid

A wiser man than I on the Jazzwise crew has already named this as one of his top archive releases...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2016

Archie Shepp: Jazz A Confronto 27

Archie Shepp | Beaver Harris | Charles Greenlee | Dave Burrell | David Williams

This little-known date, recorded in Rome in September 1975 and released as part of the Italian Horo label's Jazz A...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017

Ivo Perelman/Matthew Shipp/William Parker: Book Of Sound

Ivo Perelman | Mat Maneri | Matthew Shipp | Michael Bisio | Whit Dickey | William Parker

True to form, Perelman's latest work materialises in a batch of albums, rather than a single recording. The other continuity...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2014

Sam Jones: Soul Society/The Chant/Down Home

Mainly twanging away on cello, Jones shows his nimble improvising chops aside from his rock-solid bass playing, in an octet...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2013

Lewis Porter: Beauty & Mystery

John Patitucci | Lewis Porter | Terri Lyne Carrington | Tia Fuller

The veteran pianist Lewis Porter has an impressive résumé with his work behind the scenes as academic and author, having...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2018

Atlantic Bridge

Daryl Runswick | Jim Philip | Mike McNaught | Mike Travis

Long lusted after on the vinyl market, this is the first CD release of a re-mastered version of the original...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2018