NYSQ: POWER of 10
David Berkman | Gene Jackson | Michael Janisch | Tim Armacost
NYSQ – that’s the New York Standards Quartet to you and me – scored a hit with their initial Whirlwind...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: February/2016
Todd Cochran TC3: Then Again, Here and Now
San Franciscan Cochran, once known as Bayeté, and now in his 70th year, came to early prominence with the likes...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: July/2021
Sonny Rollins: Holding The Stage: Road Shows Vol.4
The earliest music here is a straight reissue, down to the sleeve typo, of the 1959 set reviewed favourably in...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2016
Keyon Harrold: Foreverland
On Foreverland, trumpeter and vocalist Keyon Harrold straddles two distinct worlds. The first – chilled-out, vocal-led R&B – dominates, with...
Reviewed by Hugh Morris in issue: February/2024
Thomas Strønen: Relations
Chris Potter | Craig Taborn | Jorge Rossy | Sinikka Langeland | Thomas Strønen
The Norwegian drummer Thomas Strønen, an inspired collagist of solo percussion sounds and an open-minded collaborator too, might have imagined...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: December/2024
John Handy Quintet And Quartet: In The Vernacular/No Coast Jazz
John Handy recorded these two spirited albums for Roulette around the same time as he participated in the sessions for...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: April/2012
Jochen Rueckert: Charm Offensive
Jochen Rueckert | Mark Turner | Mike Moreno | Orlando le Fleming
Since moving to New York in 1995, German-born drummer Jochen Rueckert has picked up credits with the likes of Kurt...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017
Tara Minton and Ed Babar: Two For The Road
Ed Babar | Lilia Iontcheva | Stan Sulzmann | Tara Minton
This fine duo album from Australian harpist/vocalist Tara Minton and London bassist Ed Babar celebrates a long-standing musical collaboration. Penned...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2022
Art Ensemble Of Chicago: The Sixth Decade: From Paris To Paris (Live At Sons D’Hiver)
As the first European city to give them much-needed performance and recording opportunities in the late 1960s, Paris has a...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2023
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
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