Dennis Coffey: Hot Coffey In The D

Dennis Coffey | Lyman Woodard | Melvin Davis

Here's a treasure from the vault. Coffey's time as a Funk Brother is legendary: that's him funk'n'freaking out on The...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2017

Evan Parker, John Russell & String Thing: Reunion – Live from Cafe OTO

Evan Parker | Ian Brighton | John Russell | Marcio Mattos | Philipp Wachsmann | Trevor Taylor

FMR's packaging is characteristically slapdash, so an opening word about what to expect here. The reunion aspect of this Cafe...

Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: July/2017

Oscar Peterson Trio: Night Train

Barney Kessel | Buddy Rich | Ed Thigpen | Herb Ellis | Oscar Peterson | Ray Brown

Just like Buddy Rich (heard in an almost subliminal role on one of the bonus tracks here), whose technique was...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2017

Lunar Octet: Convergence

Aron Kaufman

Detroit's multifaceted Lunar Octet released their debut album Highway Fun way back in 1994, garnering accolades for its mix of...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2021

Tim Garland: Songs to the North Sky

Ant Law | Asaf Sirkis | Geoffrey Keezer | Jason Rebello | John Patitucci | John Turville | Kevin Glasgow | Magdalena Filipczak | Neil Percy | The Royal Northern Sinfonia Strings

Tim Garland's impressive debut on the Edition label is marked by this two CD set, neatly split between a musical...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2014

Tino Contreras: El Jazz Mexicano

It’s always good to make a discovery and Mexico’s star jazz drummer is one of them, on 16 originals and...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

Kalle Kalima: High Noon

Greg Cohen | Kalle Kalima | Max Andrzejewski

Happy to say that the music on the upcoming young guitarist Kalle Kalima’s new album High Noon for the German...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2016

Joshua Cavanagh-Brierley: Joy In Bewilderment

Alan Taylor | Anthony Brown | Caoilfhionn Rose Birley | Chris Potter | Craig Hanson | Daniel Brew | Daniel Wellens | Ellie Whitley | Gavin Hibberd | Grant Kershaw

Joshua Cavanagh-Brierley is certainly not short on ambition: as well as procuring the services of saxophone legend Chris Potter for...

Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: August/2021

Virginia Mayhew Quartet: Mary Lou Williams – The Next 100 Years

Andy Watson | Ed Cherry | Harvie S | Virginia Mayhew | Wycliffe Gordon

Mayhew is an active and welcome presence on the New York scene often heard fronting larger groups than this one....

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2012

Various Artists: Georgie Fame Heard Them Here First

Bavan | Fats Domino | Hendricks | His Honeydrippers | Jimmy McGriff | Joe Liggins | Joe Tex | King Pleasure | Lambert | Lee Dorsey

Be warned: despite the cunning title and graphics, this is not a Georgie Fame release! In fact it’s better than...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2016