Abdullah Ibrahim: Solotude: My Journey My Vision

Abdullah Ibrahim

Every solo concert by Abdullah Ibrahim is a journey, a pianistic monologue that tells stories from past and present and...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: December/January/2021/2022

Andre Roligheten: Marbles

Andre Roligheten | Gard Nilssen | Johan Lindstrom | Jon Rune Strom | Mattias Stahl

Forget all those cliches about Nordic Noir, Roligheten’s music is abuzz with sunshine and energy. Marbles kicks off with a...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: December/January/2023/2024

Maynard Ferguson: Memories of Maynard: The Best of the Columbia Years

This is the Maynard of the lavish studio production years, in between his – perhaps more long-lasting – triumphs by...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2018

Falkner Evans: Through the Lens

Falkner Evans

"When Linda was still here, I would be playing in the living room and she would ask, 'What is that?’,"...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: April/2023

Mark Murphy: The Complete Decca Recordings

Mark Murphy | Ralph Burns

This brilliant Mark Murphy twofer couples Meet Mark Murphy and Let Yourself Go and marks the very beginning of the...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014

Tina Brooks: The Waiting Game

Johnny Coles | Kenny Drew | Philly Joe Jones | Tina Brooks | Wilbur Ware

Quite why Alfred Lion chose to hold back three out of four albums he recorded with tenor saxophonist Harold Floyd...

Reviewed by Jon Newey in issue: April/2021

Herb Alpert: Human Nature

You couldn't mistake the Tijuana trumpeter Herb Alpert for Miles Davis but Alpert is reborn here as a post-Miles jazztronic...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017

Ricky Peterson & the Peterson Brothers: Under the Radar

Although best known in jazz circles for his long association with David Sanborn as well as pop superstars such as...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2021

Moppa Elliott: Jazz Band/Rock Band/Dance Band

A triple-decker offering from the bassist-leader of New York jazz provocateurs Mostly Other People Do the Killing features three different...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2019

The Printmakers: Westerly

James Maddren | Mark Lockheart | Mike Walker | Nikki Iles | Norma Winstone | Steve Watts

This long-awaited debut recording from The Printmakers could be looked on as a paean to musical friendships. Fittingly dedicated to...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: July/2015