Stan Getz: Moments In Time

There seems no end to the posthumous treasures emerging from San Francisco's long-deceased Keystone Korner. This booking was to celebrate...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2016

Joe Magnarelli: Magic Trick

Andy Fusco | Ben Wolfe | Byron Landon | Joe Magnarelli | John Hart

I was less than enthusiastic about trumpeter Magnarelli in a recent review. Happily, it's possible to be rather more appreciative...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: August/2018

Carl Winther & Jerry Bergonzi: Inner Journey

Anders Mogensen | Carl Winther | Jerry Bergonzi | Johnny Äman

Jerry Bergonzi first recorded with Danish pianist Carl Winther and his rhythm section in 2011. Since then, they have recorded...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: November/2017

Liane Carroll: Up and Down

James McMillan | Liane Carroll | Mark Fletcher | Roger Carey

Recorded over nine months in the UK, mainland Europe and the US, this sumptuous set of interpretative treasures is one...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: June/2011

Joel Harrison 5: Spirit House

Brian Blade | Cuong Vu | Joel Harrison | Kermit Driscoll | Paul Hanson

Despite 2014’s Mother Stump yielding decidedly mixed results, its inspired arrangement of Paul Motian's ‘Folk Song For Rosie’ showed off...

Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: October/2015

Nick Finzer: Dreams, Visions, Illusions

Alex Wintz | Dave Baron | Glenn Zalenski | Jimmy Macbride | Lucas Pino | Nick Finzer

The latest album from trombonist Nick Finzer's established sextet explores the role of the muse through a set of workman-like...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: July/2023

Harold Land: Four Classic Albums

Avid's Classic Albums series has focused on several reed players whose work has come back into focus as a result,...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2020

Wynton Kelly Trio: Complete Vee Jay Studio Recordings

Jimmy Cobb | Paul Chambers | Philly Joe Jones | Sam Jones | Wynton Kelly

References are often made to the characteristics of locations such as LA, Texas, Chicago or New Orleans when discussing the...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: September/2013

University of Toronto Jazz Orchestra: Sweet Ruby Suite

Alec Trent | Andrew Miller | Austin Jones | Brad Eaton | Christopher Platt | Collins Saunders | Connor Newton | Conrad Gluch | Dave Liebman | Gordon Foote

The University of Toronto orchestra pays tribute here to one of Canada's most distinctive jazz exports, trumpeter-composer Kenny Wheeler, with...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2017

Alex Hitchcock Quintet: Live At The London And Cambridge Jazz Festivals

Alex Hitchcock | James Copus | Jay Davis | Joe Downard | Will Barry

Saxophonist and composer Alex Hitchcock formed this band for his 2016 postgrad finals at the Royal Academy of Music, and...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: July/2018