Charles Lloyd: Trios: Sacred Thread

Charles Lloyd | Julian Lage | Zakir Hussain

This is the third and final album in Blue Note's Charles Lloyd-dedicated ‘Trio of Trios’ series, with the orchestrally-resourceful guitarist...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: November/2022

George Colligan Trio: Live in Arklow

Darren Beckett | David Redmond | George Colligan

American pianist George Colligan's Live In Arkiow represents that formerly belittled jazz encounter, the star soloist with the local rhythm...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: June/2020

Sonny Stitt: The Latin Sides

Two 1963 albums (Primitivo Soul and Stitt Goes Latin) originally out on Prestige and Roost show Stitt’s typically assertive sound,...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2017/2018

SPILL: Stereo

The duo of Berlin-based pianist Magda Mayas, who works the interior rather than exterior of her instrument, and The Necks...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Feb/2019

Stan Getz: Imagination

Four-star music, but in a slightly perfunctory selection, so if you're going for Getz in this period seek out the...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2019

The Button Band

Led by Bill Frisell-influenced, London-based guitarist-composer Andrew Button, The Button Band's melodious, easy-going debut draws from post-Loose Tubes world-jazz, country...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2015

Brahja Waldmann’s Quartet: Cosmic Brahjas/Closer to the Tones

This young Montreal-New York-based alto saxophonist-composer’s 2-CD set has two different quartet set ups: Cosmic… is restlessly quirky, while Closer…...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2013

Riverside: The New National Anthem

Chet Doxas | Dave Douglas | Jim Doxas | Steve Swallow

Django Bates has reminded us that it's 50 years since Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. But it's also,...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: September/2017

Keith Jarrett: Sleeper — Tokyo, April 16, 1979

Jan Garbarek | Jon Christensen | Keith Jarrett | Palle Danielsson

There's something very moving about this double album. It's not just that it has emerged after 33 years albeit with...

Reviewed by Stephen Graham in issue: August/2012

Mark Donlon: Kashasha

Gene Calderazzo | Julian Siegel | Mark Donlon | Mick Hutton

It’s no surprise that the opening title track of Donlon’s fine new release kicks on with a Latin swing –...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2012