Ralph Peterson Fo'Tet Augmented: Alive At Firehouse 12 Vol 2: Fo’ N Mo’

Alexander L.J. Toth | Eguie Castrillo | Felix Peikli | Joseph Doubleday | Ralph Peterson | Steve Wilson

Peterson, a drummer to be mentioned in the same breath as the Tains of this world, has been an impressively...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2014

Harish Raghavan: Calls for Action

Harish Raghavan | Immanuel Wilkins | Joel Ross | Kweku Sumbry | Micah Thomas

Over the previous decade or so, this New York-based Illinois-born bassist has been receiving deserved props for his performances with...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2020

Dave Brubeck: Countdown ’ Time In Outer Space

The classic Desmond/Wright/Morello 1961 version of the quartet continues its time signature experiments with aplomb across 11 original tracks and...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2014

Dave Brubeck: At Newport 1956 and 1959

The classic quartet from 1959 with Dodge and Morello, plus the earlier band from 1956 on a complete carbon copy...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2012

Dave Brubeck: At Pennsylvania State University 1955

The Brubeck/Desmond partnership in live concert, dubbed from a privately produced LP of the event, has some fine music, despite...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2014

IF: If5

Ben Taylor | Dave Browne | Dave Quincy | Guy Gardner | Rod Brown | Terry Smith

All credit to Quincy and Smith for keeping the flame alive, their revival last year of If (or is it...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2016

Darius Brubeck Quartet: Years Ago

Darius Brubeck | Dave O'Higgins | Matt Ridley | Wesley Gibbens

Brubeck describes the title tune – written by South African saxophonist Duke Makasi and reminiscent in mood and melody of...

Reviewed by Peter Bacon in issue: April/2017

Paragon: Cerca

Arthur Lea | Jon Scott | Matthias Nowak | Peter Ehwald

This ensemble recording, the second following Quarterlife Crisis released in 2009 by the quartet Paragon really hits its target. They're...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2014

Kenny Wheeler: The Complete Black Saint & Soul Note Recordings — Welcome

Aldo Romano | Bill Elgart | Billy Elgart | Claudio Fasoli | Daniel Humair | Dave Holland | Fasoli | Furio Di Castri | Jean-François Jenny Clark | John Taylor

Five CDs in a box – LPs in miniature, in fact. No notes added or booklet over-view provided. The initial...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: February/2016

Chris Potter: The Sirens

Chris Potter | Craig Taborn | David Virelles | Eric Harland | Larry Grenadier

Chris Potter is one of the very few contemporary heavyweights in the big US tenor tradition. As a sax sideman...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2013