Nick Sorensen and John Law: The Journey Home

John Law | Nick Sorensen

Nick Sorensen and John Law have been performing together as a duo (and in larger groups) since 2006, and their...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: May/2012

E.J. Strickland Quintet: The Undying Spirit

E.J. Strickland | Jaleel Shaw | Linda Oh | Luis Perdomo | Marcus Strickland

Strickland's disciplined and funky quintet get down to business right from the off. ‘The Ride’ introduces a slow burn vamp...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: June/2015

Ella Fitzgerald: Live At The Concertgebouw 1961

Ella Fitzgerald | Gus Johnson | Herb Ellis | Lou Levy | Wilfred Middlebrooks

Following on from releases by Sarah Vaughan, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson and Dave Brubeck, Live At The Concertgebouw continues Fondamenta’s...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: Dec/Jan/2017/2018

Flashmob: Generals

Nick Smalley | Rory Simmons | Ryan Williams | Will Collier

Electric guitarist Ryan Williams’ four-piece Flashmob were formed in 2007. On the band’s debut Generals on the F-IRE label, Williams...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2011

John Graas & Art Pepper: Complete Small Group Sessions

Art Pepper | Bill Perkins | Bob Enevoldsen | Buddy Clark | Buddy Collette | Conte Candoli | Don Bagley | Hampton Hawes | Herb Geller | Jack Montrose

It's said that the French horn is frequently used in orchestral music to both soothe or lift the spirits –...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: July/2017

Tom Ford: The Return of the Tennis Champions

Adam Flowers | Andy Bunting | Charles Haynes | Daniel Winshall | David Hodek | Davide Shorty | Jonny ‘Itch’ Fox | Keyon Harrold | Liselotte Östblom | Parthenope

Guitarist and producer Tom Ford is a familiar figure in session work around the UK and US, popping up in...

Reviewed by Hugh Morris in issue: February/2023

Paul Bley: Four Classic Albums

This covers the first major steps of Bley's multi-faceted career and, despite deriving from four different labels, the sound is...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: February/2020

David Liebman/Tatsuya Nakatani/Adam Rudolph: The Unknowable

Adam Rudolph | David Liebman | Tatsuya Nakatani

Dave Liebman has never stopped growing as an artist, harshly self-critical, he is a player constantly seeking to improve, an...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2018

Monocled Man: Southern Drawl

Chris Montague | Jon Scott | Rory Simmons

When trumpeter Rory Simmons isn't touring and recording with Jamie Cullum, he's directing a huge bundle of creative energy into...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2014

Rudy Royston: Day

Gary Versace | Hank Roberts | Joe Martin | John Ellis | Rudy Royston

Highly respected for his sterling work with the likes of JD Allen, Dave Douglas and Ron Miles, Rudy Royston is...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2023