Dave Torn/Tim Berne/Ches Smith: Sun of Goldfinger

Ches Smith | Craig Taborn | David Torn | Mike Baggetta | Ryan Ferreira | Tim Berne

Put the cat out, loosen the trousers, pour a long one, shut your eyes and when you come round in...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2019

Dinah Washington: The Swingin’ Miss D

Barry Galbraith | Cecil Payne | Charlie Shavers | Clark Terry | Dinah Washington | Don Elliott | Jimmy Cleveland | Lucky Thompson | Nick Travis | Paul Quinichette

It’s no surprise that the combination of Washington and Jones seemed a good idea at the time, or that this...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2022

Sonny Sharrock: Ask The Ages

Charnett Mofett | Elvin Jones | Pharoah Sanders | Sonny Sharrock

Recorded in 1991, Ask The Ages was the last album of Sharrock's to be released before his premature death from...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: June/2019

John Coltrane/Eric Dolphy: Evenings at the Village Gate: John Coltrane with Eric Dolphy

Elvin Jones | Eric Dolphy | John Coltrane | McCoy Tyner | Reggie Workman

There have been some fascinating, and absorbing, discoveries of previously unissued Coltrane material culled from a variety of sources, but...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2023

Count Basie: In Concert

Al Aarons | Benny Powell | Charlie Fowlkes | Count Basie | Eddie Jones | Eric Dixon | Frank Foster | Frank Wess | Freddie Green | Henry Coker

This is a typical programme on one of Basie’s many European tours of the period and, while there have been...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: December/January/2023/2024

Colosseum: Those Who Are About to Die Salute You

Dave Clempson | Dave Greenslade | Dick Heckstall-Smith | James Litherland | Jim Roche | Jon Hiseman | Tony Reeves

Well, these recordings didn't die, did they, so all we can do is salute them, even if they've been reissued...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2017

Joe McPhee/Dave Rempis/Tomeka Reid/Brandon Lopez/Paal Nilssen-Love: Of Things Beyond Thule Volume 2

Brandon Lopez | Dave Rempis | Joe McPhee | Paal Nilssen-Love | Tomeka Reid

Recorded live at The Hungry Brain in Chicago, this stonking set captures an inter-generational quintet of impeccable pedigree with ideas...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: July/2020

Dave Brubeck Quartet: Jazz Goes To Junior College

The sequel to the hit LP Jazz Goes To College, this is the Brubeck/Desmond combination on top form, live in...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2012

Aruan Ortiz Trio: Live In Zurich

Aruan Ortiz | Brad Jones | Chad Taylor

About three years ago, this writer was asked by Cuban pianist Ortiz to do the liner notes for an album...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: June/2018

Chris Speed Trio: Respect For Your Toughness

Chris Speed | Chris Tordini | Dave King

New York-based saxophonist Chris Speed’s career stretches back to the early 1990s and includes work with Claudia Quintet and Tim...

Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: February/2020