Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band: Body and Shadow
Brian Blade | Chris Thomas | Dave Devine | Jon Cowherd | Melvin Butler | Myron Walden
The superlative drummer Brian Blade’s Fellowship Band has retained the nucleus of the line-up that recorded the eponymous debut release...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2018
John Scofield: Combo 66
Bill Stewart | Gerald Clayton | John Scofield | Vicente Archer
This set of all-new John Scofield originals celebrates the Grammygathering guitarist's 66th birthday – but if his senior citizenship inclines...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: November/2018
Simon Spillett Big Band: Dear Tubby H
Everything about this first-ever release on drummer Pete Cater’s new mister PC label exudes class. The look of the album,...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: December/January/2023/2024
Album Interview: Colin Towns Mask Orchestra: Drama
Drama by name but epic in form with over 140 minutes of music, this double CD captures much of Towns’...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2015
Bach Jazz
Emil Carlsson Rinstad | Magnus Bergström | Ola Winkler
Although one of the earliest Jazz-and-Bach compositions was Welshman Alec Templeton’s ‘Bach Goes To Town,’ an arrangement that was picked...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: December/2024
Album Interview: Jeff Ballard: Fairgrounds
Chris Cheek | Jeff Ballard | Kevin Hays | Lionel Loueke | Mark Turner | Pete Rende | Reid Anderson
Jeff Ballad has a curriculum vitae as long as your arm, touring and recording with a host of notable names...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Feb/2019
Kikoski, Carpenter, Novak, Sheppard: From The Hip
Bob Sheppard | Dave Carpenter | David Kikoski | Gary Novak
The title says it all. This crack quartet may be known for their fusion associations, but here they play straight-ahead...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2014
Album Interview: Jacob Collier: In My Room
Having received accolades from the likes of Quincy Jones (‘absolutely mind-blowing’), Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny and Chick Corea, this debut...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: July/2016
Various Artists: An Easy Introduction to Jazz: Top 18 Albums
Although aimed at the neophyte – and minus what the booklet introduction calls ‘rough sounds’ – this handy box set...
Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: June/2020
Matthew Shipp: Invisible Touch At Taktlos Zurich
Shipp's recent extensive output with saxophonist Ivo Perelman has underlined how effective a team player he is, so this absorbing...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2017
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