Derek Bailey & Company: Klinker

Derek Bailey | Mark Wastell | Simon H Fell | Will Gaines

In the years leading up to this live set recorded at The Klinker in South London during the summer of...

Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: June/2018

Ron Miles: Rainbow Sign

Bill Frisell | Brian Blade | Jason Moran | Rob Miles | Ron Miles | Thomas Morgan

Ron Miles' Blue Note debut as leader, aged 57, reflects his straightahead virtues, and label boss Don Was' nurturing of...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: December/2020

Sonar (feat. David Torn): Tranceportation Vol.2

Bernhard Wagner | Christian Kuntner | David Torn | Manuel Pasquinelli | Stephan Thelen

Swiss ensemble Sonar follow up their 2019 collaboration with guitarist David Torn by culling more music from the lengthy sessions...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: August/2020

Taylor Eigsti: Plot Armor

Becca Stevens | Ben Wendel | Charles Altura | Corinne Sobolewski | David “DJ” Ginyard | Dayna Stephens | Gretchen Parlato | Harish Raghavan | Jules Levy | Julian Lage

Taylor Eigsti is a Californian-born pianist-composer living in New York, who’s been turning heads with his wittily effervescent piano contributions...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2024

Ed Motta: Criterion of the Senses

A Gilles Peterson favourite, this Brazilian vocalist and analogue keyboard specialist has under his belt a few hip recordings on...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019

Maceo Parker: Soul Classics

Christian McBride | Cora Coleman-Dunham | Maceo Parker | Michael Abene | WDR Big Band Cologne

While the premise here is sound – a legendary American horn player fronting a very able European big band –...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

Miles Davis: North Sea Legendary Concerts

Brian Blade | Christian McBride | Danilo Pérez | Gary Willis | Herbie Hancock | Mitchel Forman | Tom Brechtlein | Wayne Shorter

This concert was recorded on 13th July 1985, when Miles Davis opened the second day (Saturday) of the North Sea...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2014

Wolfgang Muthspiel: Dance of the Elders

Brian Blade | Scott Colley | Wolfgang Muthspiel

Nine years after his ECM debut Driftwood, Muthspiel may consider himself one of the ‘elders’ in the title of his...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2023

Fabian Almazan Trio: Personalities

Fabian Almazan | Henry Cole | Karen Walluch | Linda Oh | Meg Okura | Megan Gould | Noah Hatfield

One of the best ways to succeed in music today, it seems, is to be associated with trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchard....

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: February/2012

Steve Davis: Bluesthetic

Christian McBride | Geoff Keezer | Peter Bernstein | Steve Davis | Steve Nelson | Willie Jones III

It’s 24 years since trombonist Steve Davis last recorded with the front line of Steve Nelson and Peter Bernstein, on...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2022