Larry Coryell & The Eleventh House: January 1975

Aphonse Mouzon | John Lee | Larry Coryell | Mike Lawrence | Mike Mandel

The 1970s were heady days for jazz-rock and Coryell in particular. Feted worldwide, this is a live recording grabbed from...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2015

Florian Pellissier Quintet: Biches Bleues

Dubbed “the best kept secret of the French jazz scene”, pianist Pellissier shouts his allegiance to the 1960s Blue Note...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2015

John Tilbury/Keith Rowe/Kjell Bjorgeengen: Sissel

John Tilbury | Keith Rowe | Kjell Bjørgeengen

Over a span of 50 minutes, John Tilbury, Keith Rowe and Kjell Bjørgeengen remember Bjørgeengen's wife Sissel, who died in...

Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: June/2018

Nicita Di Rosa Sextet: Unquiet Serenade

A meditative chamber jazz group from Italy led by a pianist-flautist, this is nevertheless a dynamic, stimulating session that also...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2011

Construction: Centreline Theory

Hilmar Jensson | Jim Bashford | Robin Fincker | Tim Harries

Construction is British drummer Jim Bashford's band, named after the full-time job he took while originally studying music before going...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2016

Chris Speed: Light Line

Clarinet virtuoso Chris Speed makes a bold statement with an album of him playing completely solo. This ultra-minimalist approach isn't...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: October/2021

The Cookers: Believe

Billy Harper | Billy Hart | Cecil McBee | Craig Handy | David Weiss | Eddie Henderson | George Cables

This band really has such a distinctive sound. Totally different from anything else on the scene today. It's a magic...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: November/2012

Herb Ellis: Meets Stan Getz, Roy Eldridge, Art Pepper and Jimmy Giuffre

Away from Oscar's trio, Ellis shines, in a sparkling quintet session with Getz and Roy, and then in a Giuffre...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2014

Various Artists: Blue Note Re:imagined II

Binker Golding | Cherise | Conor Albert | Daniel Casimir | Ego Ella May | Jon Moody | Kay Young | Marco Bernardis | Maya Delilah | Ned Franc

Don Was has maintained Blue Note's identity within the UMG monolith by broadening its range and deepening its roots, welcoming...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023

Larry Coryell: Live at The Sugar Club Dublin 2016

Colin Scallan | Dave Redmond | Kevin Brady | Larry Coryell | Tracey Coryell

This is the ideal complement to the Last Swing with Ireland session that Angel Air identify as Coryell’s last recording....

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: August/2022