Nate Wooley: The Complete Syllables Music

Nate Wooley

Conventional music-making places a premium on instrumental stability.The idea that an instrumentalist remains in full control of their horn at...

Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: September/2017

Sonar with David Torn: Tranceportation (Volume 1)

Perfectly well-mannered, yet uneventful, collab with trance-rock minimalists Sonar and art-rock guitarist Torn’s warping tonal nuances on their second album...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2020

Harvie Swartz: Smart Moves

Ben Aronov | Charlie Mariano | Harvie Swartz | John Stubblefield | Mike Stern | Mino Cinelu | Victor Lewis

Harvie Swartz – now known as Harvie S – is an eloquent bassist with impeccable intonation who contributes four well...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2022

Ian Brighton: Imaginings

Francois Carrier | Ian Brighton | Jon Seagrott | Marcio Mattos | Neil Metcalfe | Philipp Wachsmann | Steve Beresford | Trevor Taylor

Guitarist Ian Brighton ended a nearly 40-year hiatus from music making in 2016 with a comeback performance at a fundraiser...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2019

Poison Gardner: Noisen With Poison – The Complete Recordings 1945-1950

Alton Redd | Bill Gaither | Buddy Floyd | Bumps Myers | Chuck Barksdale | Chuck Hamilton | Fat Man Hamilton | Jimmy Miller | Maxwell Davis | Poison Gardner

Pianist Leon ‘Poison’ Garner (1907-1970) was an ever-present figure on and around LA's legendary Central Avenue in its mid-century heyday...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2021

Ian Brighton & Henry Kaiser: Together Apart

Henry Kaiser | Ian Brighton

The two solo pieces that open this disc give a good indication of the guitarists’ differing styles: Brighton’s piece is...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: February/2018

Album Interview: Stacey Kent: Tenderly

This intimate, 12-track collection is Stacey Kent’s first standards album since her 2003 recording, The Boy Next Door. It sees...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: February/2020

Ella Fitzgerald & Her Fellas: The Complete 1942-1953 Vocal Duets

This collection of Ella with other singers, cut for Decca, works surprisingly well. It's good to have her work with...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2018

Michael Feinberg: Blues Variant

Dave Liebman | Leo Genovese | Michael Feinberg | Nasheet Waits | Noah Preminger

The Criss Cross label has been quietly but firmly stamping its mark of quality on the shifting sands of New...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: March/2023

Charles McPherson: Live In Tokyo

Barry Harris | Leroy Williams | Sam Jones

Mingus alumnus McPherson is one of many fine soloists whose own output is somewhat eclipsed by their sideman work with...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2016