Fred Hersch and Julian Lage: Free Flying
This album title is very attractive because flying is precisely what true jazz improvisers aim to do, using the momentum...
Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: November/2013
Eric Reed: The Baddest Monk
Eric Reed | Etienne Charles | Henry Cole | José James | Matt Clohesy | Seamus Blake
While not the baddest tribute ever to Monk, there are interesting things going on here, including the fact that pianist...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: November/2012
Wild Card: Beast from the East
The core trio of Wild Card are themselves a formidably fun band, but the buzz and sparkle of their releases...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2020
Eddie Condon/Bud Freeman: Complete Commodore & Decca Sessions
Commodore, the first US independent label to specialise in small-group jazz, started operations the night after Benny Goodman's 1938 Carnegie...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016
Keith Jarrett: At The Blue Note: The Complete Recordings III
Gary Peacock | Jack DeJohnette | Keith Jarrett
Originally released as a part of At The Blue Note, an expensive 6CD box set released in 1995 that went...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2019
Roy Eldridge/Ella Fitzgerald: In Concert
Ella Fitzgerald | Gus Johnson | Herb Ellis | Lou Levy | Roy Eldridge | Wilfred Middlebrooks
In between Jazz at the Philharmonic dates in early 1959, Norman Granz sent out a slimmed-down package of Ella Fitzgerald...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2023
Martin Archer: Story Tellers
Yorkshire-born composer and musician Martin Archer made his name as a saxophonist on the UK free improv scene of the...
Reviewed by Marcus O’Dair in issue: October/2016
Azymuth: Fênix
Alex Malheiros | Daniel Maunik | Ivan Conti | Kiko Continentino | Robertina Silva
Brazilian power trio Azymuth have been doing their funky, jazzy, crazy samba doido thing for five decades. One of their...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: February/2017
Pharoah Sanders: Shukuru
Idris Muhammad | Leon Thomas | Pharoah Sanders | Ray Drummond | William Henderson
The recent passing of Pharoah Sanders may make the sound of his music poignant right now but this somewhat overlooked...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023
Konono No.1: Assume Crash Position
Konono No.1 are one of the more unlikely success stories of recent years, and their star continues to blaze. The...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2010
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