Marty Paich: The Broadway Bit

Previously out from Warner and Rhino, this 12-piece band is mainly sought after by Scott LaFaro fans, as he plays...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2014

Album Interview: Brian Jackson–Ali Shaheed Muhammad–Adrian Younge: Jazz is Dead 8

Adrian Younge | Ali Muhammad | Brian Jackson | Malachi Morehad

The latest in the series launched by producer-multi-instrumentalists Muhammad and Younge brings keyboardist-flautist Brian Jackson into the spotlight. Although best...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2021

The Pete Hurt Jazz Orchestra: A New Start

Dave Powell | Henry Lowther | Jim Rattigan | Jon Scott | Josephine Davies | Kate Williams | Martin Hathaway | Mick Foster | Mick Hutton | Nick Costley-White

Hurt, long a notable presence on the metropolitan scene released a small big band album on Spotlite way back in...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2016

Torsten Goods: Love Comes To Town

Christian von Kaphengst | Jan Miserre | Torsten Goods | Wolfgang Haffner

This third release on ACT sees a welcome return to the recording studio for guitar ace and singer Torsten Goods....

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: August/2013

Transatlantic Five: Transitions

Christian Raymond | Christopher Dell | Ken Vandermark | Klaus Kugel | Nate Wooley

As the name suggests, this new quintet convenes seasoned avant-gardists from America (Wooley and Vandermark) and Europe (Dell, Raymond and...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2023

The Mike Westbrook Concert Band: Last Night at the Old Place

Alan Jackson | Bernie Living | Dave Holdsworth | George Khan | Harry Miller | John Surman | Malcolm Griffiths | Mike Osborne | Mike Westbrook | Paul Rutherford

It may seem amazing that such an important document of British jazz history, the last night at Ronnie Scott’s ‘Old...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2018

Orcastratum

Pianist Glenn Scott has an enviable indie/R&B-pop sideman CV, but here in a quartet that includes Neville Malcolm and drummer...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2018

Frankie Newton: The Frankie Newton Collection 1929-46

Sometimes more celebrated for his left-wing politics than his fine playing, this 3CD shows why Newton was so highly regarded...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2019

Harvey Mason: Chameleon

Ben Williams | Bill Summers | Chris Turner | Christian Scott | Corey King | Harvey Mason | Jimmy Haslip | Kamasi Washington | Kris Bowers | Mark de Clive-Lowe

Miles may have exhorted us never to look back, but Mason's pulled off a cunning ploy with his splendid Concord...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2014

Stanley Turrentine: Look Out

Al Harewood | George Duvivier | George Tucker | Herbie Lewis | Horace Parlan | Les McCann | Max Roach | Otis Finch | Roy Brooks | Shirley Scott

Another of Jazz Images’ curious re-packings in which the headlining album is accompanied by three ‘bonus’ sessions which somehow don’t...

Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: March/2020