Sunna Gunnlaugs: Long Pair Bond

Porgrimur Jónsson | Scott McLemore | Sunna Gunnlaugs

This is Sunna Gunnlaugs’ first trio album in 13 years, and here she is accompanied by Porgrimur Jónsson on bass...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2012

Espen Eriksen Trio: What Took You So Long

Andreas Bye | Espen Eriksen | Lars Tormod Jenset

As usual for a Rune Grammofon release, the artwork for What Took You So Long exudes quality; likewise, there's no...

Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: July/2012

Charles Lloyd & The Marvels: I Long to See You

Bill Frisell | Charles Lloyd | Eric Harland | Greg Leisz | Norah Jones | Reuben Rogers | Willie Nelson

I Long to See You marks a change of pace for Charles Lloyd; there isn’t anything quite like it in...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2016

Charlie Haden/Brad Mehldau: Long Ago and Far Away

Brad Mehldau | Charlie Haden

Clearly, 2007 was a good year for the late bass maestro Charlie Haden’s duets with extraordinary pianists. In March, at...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019

The Jazzanians: We Have Waited Too Long

Andrew Eagle | Darius Brubeck | Johnny Mekoa | Lulu Gontsana | Melvin Peters | Nic Paton | Victor Masondo | Zim Ngqawana

This is an important album that slots into the continuing evolution of South African jazz. Dating back to the 1980s,...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2024

Sam Blakeslee and Wistful Thinking: The Long Middle

This Ohio-based trombonist is joined by his appropriately named drum-less chamber jazz ensemble Wistful Thinking for a breezily understated debut...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2021

The Dave Jones Quartet: KeyNotes

Ashley John Long | Ben Waghorn | Dave Jones | Lloyd Haines

Cardiff-based pianist and composer Dave Jones has range. He's toured and recorded internationally, from France to India, and his tunes...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: July/2017

Paul Motian: Conception Vessel/Tribute/Dance/Le Voyage/Psalm/It Should've Happened A Long Time Ago

Becky Friend | Bill Frisell | Billy Drewes | Carlos Ward | Charles Brackeen | Charlie Haden | David Izenzon | Ed Schuller | J.F. Jenny-Clark | Joe Lovano

It’s a cliché to suggest that you should buy this for the booklet, but it would be difficult to say...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2013

Donald Byrd: Four Classic Albums Byrd's Word/Byrd's Eye View/All Night Long/Byrd Blows On Beacon Hill

Art Blakey | Art Taylor | Donald Byrd | Doug Watkins | Frank Foster | Hank Jones | Hank Mobley | Horace Silver | Jerome Richardson | Jim Zitano

These albums derive from when, very early in his career, Donald Byrd was fast becoming the most recorded jazzman ever....

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: October/2014

Chris Hodgkins & Dave Price: Back In Your Own Backyard

Ashley John Long | Chris Hodgkins | Dave Price | Erika Lyons

Here's Hodgkins newly released from his long-term role as director of Jazz Services and back to doing what he always...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2015