The South Trio: Elegy For A Raver

Ashley Molloy | Eddie Hick | William South

The boys are back in town, even bigger and bolder than their in-your-face debut Sugar Rush. If it embraced the...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Dec/Jan/2011/2012

Mole: RGB

Hernan Hecht | Mark Aanderud | Stomu Takeishi

Mole remain one of the more satisfying bands on the RareNoise roster. Now augmented by Takeishi's bass, RGB is an...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2015

Francy Boland: Playing with the Trio

Originally scattered between the big band fare on Going Classic (Vogue) this presents Boland’s excellent trio – Kenny Clarke and...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2014

Louis Armstrong: Three Classic Albums Plus

If you want a set of out-takes that go way beyond Essential Jazz Classics' reissue of the Roulette summit meetings...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2019

Jason Sharp: CST154

A lengthy solo performance by a Montreal-based saxophonist-composer working in the avant garde, specifically drone and durational music, is heavy...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2021

Nortonk

A twenty-something chordless quartet is characterised by its angular, pungent harmonic unison of trumpet (Thomas Killackey) and alto sax (Gideon...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2021

Accidental Tourists: The L.A. Sessions

An easy-going LA trio led by Marcus Burger (alongside experienced LA veterans Bob Magnusson and Joe LaBarbera) whose piano playing...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2013

Fred Hersch Trio: Ten Years/6 Discs

Eric McPherson | Fred Hersch | John Herbert

To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Fred Hersch Trio, whose personnel has remained constant throughout, Palmetto have released in...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020

Hailey Brinnel: I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles

Hailey Brinnel

There's a great spirit of fun on this disc from Hailey Brinnel, a young US vocalist, trombonist and arranger whose...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: June/2021

Trombone Shorty: For True

Jeff Beck | Kid Rock | Ledisi | Lenny Kravitz | Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews | Warren Haynes

Mr Shorty calls it “supafunkrock”, and For True has all those elements in abundance: if you’re looking for a party...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2011