Dave O'Higgins & Eric Alexander: The Devil's Interval

Alexander | Andrew McCormack | Dave O'Higgins | Geoff Gascoyne | Kristian Leth

Two-tenor-sax quartets are an old-established part of the postbop landscape, but less so when its co-leaders come from different sides...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: June/2011

Peter Jones: Utopia

This follow-up to his 2013 debut One Way Ticket To Palookaville sees vocalist Peter Jones pick up where he left...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: June/2015

Elvin Jones Jazz Machine: Remembrance

Jessica Radcliffe | Joe Downard | Mark Lockheart | Sam James | Tom Dennis | Will Glaser

The short crisp press roll that sets up the opening track stamps Remembrance as an Elvin Jones album right from...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: April/2019

Carmell Jones: Quartet

This is a new release of material originally recorded in 1960 as Jones made his West Coast debut, and is...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016

Dave Liebman & Richie Beirach: Balladscapes

Dave Liebman | Richie Beirach

Quest, a collaboration between saxophonist Dave Liebman and pianist Richie Beirach with, variously, Ron McLure or George Mraz on bass...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2016

Joe Armon-Jones: Turn To Clear View

Asheber | Jehst | Obongjayar | David Mrakpor | Dylan Jones | Georgia Anne Muldrow | James Mollison | Joe Armon-Jones | KwAkE BaSs | Luke Newman

Fans of Ezra Collective and Nubya Garcia will be familiar with Joe Armon-Jones soulful keyboard playing, but his second album...

Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020

Dave Douglas: Be Still

Aoife O'Donovan | Dave Douglas | Jon Irabagon | Linda Oh | Matt Mitchell | Rudy Royston

At first listen, this is a curious departure for Douglas. It is predominantly tonal, melodic, strongly lyric-based, and with a...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2012

Dave Liebman: Live At Smalls

Dave Liebman | John Hébert | Leo Genovese | Peter Evans | Tyshawn Sorey

It's often said that truly free music shouldn't necessarily preclude the possibility of playing in time. Or, put another way,...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2023

Sam Jones: Changes And Things

Barry Harris | Blue Mitchell | Bob Berg | Louis Hayes | Sam Jones | Slide Hampton

Interesting document of the emergence of new talent amid wise old heads. Put simply, the story here is the fine...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2016

Dave Brubeck Trio: Live From Vienna 1967

Dave Brubeck | Gene Wright | Joe Morello

Anger is not a word one normally associates with the late, great Dave Brubeck. But anger is most definitely on...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: May/2022