Stanley Jordan: Friends

Bucky Pizzarelli | Charlie Hunter | Charnett Moffett | Christian McBride | Kenny Garrett | Kenwood Dennard | Mike Stern | Nicholas Payton | Regina Carter | Ronnie Laws

Ever wondered what happened to Stanley Jordan? He was the self-taught boy wonder whose amazing two-hand-tapping system for guitar was...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: November/2011

Richard Fairhurst/John Taylor: Duets

Kit Downes | Lewis Wright

Richard Fairhurst has been a Steinway international artist since 1998 and initially joined forces with the world-class English piano veteran...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2018

John Bailey Quartet: Heart Horizons

The 28-year-old Preston-born, Leeds College of Music graduate is a world and folk-inflected classical guitarist and his improvising quartet includes...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2014

Mette Juul: New York - Copenhagen

This warm-toned Danish vocalist is accompanied by just guitar or double bass (Lars Danielsson) on standards and two vocalised instrumentals:...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2020

Various Artists: Now That's What I Call Jazz

A hotch-potch album that dips randomly into the jazz catalogue and puts classics by Ella and Louis, Coltrane and Chet...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2018

Adam Rudolph's Go: Organic Guitar Orchestra: Resonant Bodies

Rudolph, a free thinking world-jazz percussionist best known for a lasting tenure with Yusef Lateef, composed and spontaneously conducted an...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2022

Herb Geller: Four Classic Albums

Gems from Geller's early (1955-59) career, two by his quartet with wife Lorraine, one by a bebop band with Kenny...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2020

Uli Beckerhoff: Heroes

This veteran German trumpeter demonstrates his resourcefulness and depth of tone in a quartet CD dedicated to the heroes of...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2015

Emi Makabe: Anniversary

This haunting, folk-pop inspired singer-songwriter who also plays shamisen is a bit like a Japanese Sandy Denny and has sensitive...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2020

Jim Rotondi: The Move

David Hazeltine | Joe Farnsworth | John Webber | Mike DiRubbo | Ralph Bowen | Rotondi

Rotondi, of course, is a founder member of the One For All group and his latest Criss Cross date utilises...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: June/2010