Falkner Evans: Marbles

Belden Bullock | Falkner Evans | Matt Wilson | Michael Blake | Ron Horton | Steve Nelson | Ted Nash

The Oklahoma-raised Falkner Evans’s crisp professionalism and economy of style reflect early years playing Dylan-influenced rock and touring with western-swing...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: April/2020

Kazemde George: I Insist

Adam Arruda | Isaac Wilson | Kazemde George | Sami Stevens | Tyron Allen II

Brooklyn-based now, George is a Caribbean American saxophonist from Berkeley, California, who says these 10 compositions reflect the ‘experiences, circumstances...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: November/2021

Paul Booth: Patchwork Project (Vol.1)

Adriano Adewale | Alex Wilson | Andrew Bain | Davide Giovannini | Davide Mantovani | Edwin Sanz | Flaithri Neff | Giorgio Serci | Michael Janisch | Paul Booth

Booth broadens his musical palette with this exploration of various musics that his expansive career has introduced him to. He's...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2015

Frank Kimbrough: Quartet

The well-schooled Kimbrough is regularly with Maria Schneider's Jazz Orchestra (as are Anderson and Wilson) and that should be recommendation...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016

Jimmy Witherspoon: Roots

Not the greatest rhythm section ever, but 'Spoon's empathy with Ben Webster and trumpeter Gerald Wilson make up for that...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2014

Adam Cruz: Milestone

Adam Cruz | Ben Street | Chris Potter | Edward Simon | Miguel Zenón | Steve Cardenas | Steve Wilson

You should be familiar with the name of Adam Cruz through any one of his sideman gigs with people like...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: May/2012

Gene Krupa: 50th Anniversary Issue: Live And Hot

Allen Reuss | Benny Goodman | Gene Krupa | Harry James | Jess Stacy | Lionel Hampton | Sid Weiss | Teddy Wilson

Drummer and compiler John Petters is an avowed Krupa enthusiast, and has taken the 50th anniversary of Gene’s death as...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: August/2023

Gerry Mulligan & Thelonious Monk: Mulligan Meets Monk

Connie Kay | Gerry Mulligan | Miles Davis | Monk | Mulligan | Percy Heath | Shadow Wilson | Thelonious Monk | Wilbur Ware | Zoot Sims

Mulligan and Monk had gelled when they'd met previously in various impromptu playing situations, this giving Riverside producer Orrin Keepnews...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2021

Leslie Pintchik: True North

A Manhattan based pianist-composer contrasts a delicate bossa-like Jobim touch with a more blues-orientated piano jazz approach and fronts a...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2016

Matt Wilson's Big Happy Family: Beginning of a Memory

In memory of his late wife and violinist Felicia, drummer Matt Wilson arranges compositions for a large ensemble that blends...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2016