Roscoe Mitchell Orchestra and Space Trio: At The Fault Zone Festival

Roscoe Mitchell | Sarah Cahill | Scott Robinson | Steed Cowart | Thomas Buckner | woodwinds, brass and strings

Over half a century, Roscoe Mitchell’s body of work has gained a stylistic breadth that marks him out as a...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2023

Zoot Sims: At Ronnie Scott's 1961

Harold McNair | Jackie Dougan | Jimmy Deuchar | Kenny Napper | Phil Seaman | Ronnie Scott | Stan Tracey | Terry Shannon | Zoot Sims

‘Lost’ parliamentary dossiers aside… some years ago, I attempted to not only licence the entire Tony Hall-produced Tempo catalogue, but...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: September/2014

Human Element

Arto Tunçboyaciyan | Gary Novak | John McLaughlin | Matthew Garrison | Scott Kinsey

Late great keyboardist and sonic innovator Joe Zawinul's groove fuelled, pan-global blueprint, established via Weather Report then his long running...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: June/2011

Denis Gäbel: The Good Spirits

Clarence Penn | Denis Gabel | Kevin Hays | Scott Colley

The German saxophonist's first album, 2007's Keep on Rollin', was a piano-free tribute to Sonny Rollins and his second, released...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: September/2018

Monocled Man: We Drift Meridian

Chris Montague | Ed Begley | Emilia Mårtensson | Jon Scott | Rory Simmons

Trumpeter Rory Simmons, a long standing member of the LOOP Collective and the Jamie Cullum band, has moved closer in...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017

Jonathan Butler: Grace and Mercy

The South African singer-songwriter/guitarist applies his Christian lyrics to what is now considered the more poppy mainstream end of soul...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2012

The Heliosonic Tone-tette: Heliosonic Toneways Vol. 1

Danny Ray Thompson | Frank Lacy | JD Parran | Marshall Allen | Matt Wison | Pat O'Leary | Philip Harper | Scott Robinson | Yosvany Terry

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of Sun Ra’s HeliocentricWorlds albums that were released on ESP-Disk’ in 1965,...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: Dec/Jan/2017/2018

Gretchen Parlato: Live in NYC

Alan Hampton | Burniss Earl Travis II | Gretchen Parlato | Kendrick Scott | Mark Guiliana | Taylor Eigsti

Celebrating 10 years since her arrival in New York City, this live CD/DVD from vocalist Gretchen Parlato provides irrefutable proof...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: February/2014

I Am Three: Mingus Mingus Mingus

Titled after Mingus' declaration at the beginning of his autobiography, this is a raw, blustery tribute to the great jazz...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017

Rasmus Sørensen: Traits

Alexander Claffy | Francesco Ciniglio | Jon Henriksson | Kendrick Scott | Rasmus Sørensen

A simultaneous release of the 20-something Danish pianist Rasmus Sørensen’s debut Traits – originally issued as digital download exclusively in...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2024