Jan Garbarek Quartet: Afric Pepperbird
Arild Andersen | Jan Garbarek | Jon Christensen | Terje Rypdal
I’m sure it has been mentioned before, but this Luminessence series of classic ECM re-releases are actually better than the...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2024
Tubby Hayes: Without A Song Rare Live Recordings 1954-73
One ponders under whose bed these tapes have been gathering dust in an old shoebox? Back to reality. The five...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: February/2015
Various Artists: CTI Records: The Cool Revolution
Essentially this is a sumptuous re-packaging of the original (and sumptuous) 4CD set that celebrated 40 years of CTI back...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2015
Urbie Green: Five Classic Albums
The great trombonist has been poorly served by reissues, and this set puts the matter right, with the pick of...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2020
JC Sanford Orchestra: Views for the Inside
The 12 tracks in this left-field mix of orchestral blast and chamber music subtlety include the waltz ‘Robins in Snow’,...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: July/2014
Sun Ra Arkestra: Living Sky
It’s hard to put one’s finger on exactly what makes the Arkestra sound so ineffably cosmic. This new collection of...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2022
Album Interview: Alex Wilson Trio: Trio
Alex Wilson | Davide Mantovani | Frank Tontoh | Tristan Banks
This is the ninth album from British composer/arranger/pianist Alex Wilson but only his first trio set – and it's an...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: May/2013
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra: Live in Cuba
The stated mission of the J@LCO is “to entertain, enrich and expand a global community for jazz through performance, education...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2016
John Coltrane: The Pianists' Touch
It’s a good month for studio-recorded Coltrane, the Phoenix album combining his Prestige outings Mating Call and The Cats, originally...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: November/2013
Gary McFarland: The In Sound & Soft Samba
Since Kristian St. Clair's excellent 2006 biographical documentary film of Gary McFarland, interest in his music has gradually grown, with...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2018
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