Tony Lakatos: Home Tone

Axel Schlosser | Billy Drummond | Robert Hurst | Robi Botos | Tony Lakatos

Lavishly endorsed by Dave Liebman on the album jacket, Hungarian-born tenorist Tony Lakatos is hailed as a fine player of...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: October/2012

Robert Glasper: Black Radio

Bilal | Casey Benjamin | Chris Dave | Derrick Hodge | Erykah Badu | Lalah Hathaway | Ledisi | Lupe Fiasco | Meshell Ndegeocello | Mos Def

This is not a jazz album as such. Debate over whether it even belongs in these pages may well consume...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: February/2012

The Stryker/Slagle Band (Expanded): Routes

Saxophonist Steve Slagle is a leading member of the Mingus Big Band and co-leads this post-bop big band with the...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2016

James Moody: Four Classic Albums

The surprise of these 1955-57 sessions is that they are essentially small band swing, plus a bit of bebop phrasing...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2020

Carsten Dahl Trio: Simplicity

A piano trio of two decades is a rare thing but Danish pianist Dahl's new record has all the advantages...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2017

Benjamin Drazen: Inner Flights

Benjamin Drazen | Carlo De Rosa | Eric McPherson | Jon Davis

Last year, there seemed to be a brilliant new Cuban pianist every month. Since then, there's been a flurry of...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: June/2011

Spontaneous Music Ensemble: Oliv & Familie

Brian Smith | Carolann Nicholls | Dave Holland | Derek Bailey | Evan Parker | Jeff Clyne | John Stevens | Johnny Diyani | Kenny Wheeler | Maggie Nicols

These four tracks from the SME, focal point of the British 1960s avant-garde, can be divided into two pairs. The...

Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: March/2015

Tim Lapthorn: Transport

Adam Phillips | Alexandra Urquhart | Arnie Somogyi | Dave Smith | Lizzy Ball | Magnus Johnston | Marie Ploemacher | Nathan Allen | Nathaniel Boyd | Nick Holland

Tim Lapthorn won early plaudits for his skills as an accompanist to singers of the calibre of Ian Shaw, who...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

Mino Cinelu/Nils Petter Molvær: SulaMadiana

Min Cinelu

Nils Petter Molvær must surely be one of Norway's most successful exports – every year he mounts two and sometimes...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2020

Ed Blackwell: Complete Remastered Recordings on Black Saint & Soul Note

Assembling all of Blackwell's appearances on Black Saint and Soul Note proves a slightly mixed bag but, most importantly, the...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: February/2016