Shades Of Joy

Edward Adams | Jackie King | José Rodriguez | Jymm Young | Lee Charlton | Martin Fierro | Millie Foster

Saxophonist Martin Fierro first came through in the mid-1960s as a member of Texan garage-psych outfit Sir Douglas Quintet but...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: February/2015

Ray Barretto: Barretto Power

Adalberto Santiago | Andy Gonzalez | Louis Cruz | Orestes Vilate | Ray Barretto | Rene Lopez | Roberto Rodrgieuz | Tony Fuentes

Those were the days: master Nuyorican conguero Ray Barretto seated behind his congas, head thrown back, shirt generously unbuttoned, co-driving...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: December/2020

Michael Blanco: Spirit Forward

A well-crafted if mostly soporifc slice of contemporary post-bop with a competent band (John Ellis, Kevin Hays and Clarence Penn)...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2017

Various Artists: We Out Here

Ezra Collective | Featuring Maisha | Joe Armon-Jones | Kokoroko | Moses Boyd | Nubya Garcia | Shabaka Hutchings | Theon Cross | Triforce

A timely overview of the part of the young London jazz scene grown through channels such as Tomorrow’s Warriors and...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2018

Aaron Diehl: The Vagabond

Aaron Diehl | Gregory Hutchinson | Paul Sikivie

Aaron Diehl, the award-engulfed pianist and composer from Ohio, is the kind of jazz artist who coaxes grateful smiles from...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: April/2020

Barney Wilen: French Ballads

Barney Wilen | Michel Graillier | Riccardo Del Fra | Sangoma Everett

Ashley Kahn’s booklet commentary to this deluxe – one might even say slightly overcooked – reissue notes how different was...

Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: December/January/2021/2022

Bohren & Der Club of Gore: Patchouli Blue

Christoph Clöser | Morten Gass | Robin Rodenberg

These German doom-mongers are maestros of mood, their crepuscular adagios typically brooding combos of languorous piano, subtle moon-flecked percussion and...

Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: April/2020

Globestars: See the World

A 2-CD set showcasing a large ensemble – a mix of veteran staples and new protégées of the straightahead Swedish...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2013

Gunter Hampel: Bounce - Live At Theatre Güersloh

Bernd Oezsevim | Cavana Lee-Hampel | Gunter Hampel | Johannes Schleiermacher

Gunter Hampel, 80, is a revered figure on the central European jazz scene and by all accounts one of the...

Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: February/2018

Bob Mintzer Big Band/New York Voices: Meeting of Minds

Bob Mallach | Bob Millikan | Bob Mintzer | Bob Sheppard | Darmon Meader | David Taylor | Frank Greene | James Moore | Jay Anderson | Jay Ashby

This is not from the Manchester Sports Guild Hall in the UK where so many great mainstream sessions were recorded...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2018