Eva Cassidy: Live at Blues Alley (25th Anniversary Edition)

Chris Biondo | Eva Cassidy | Hilton Felton | Keith Grimes | Raice McLeod

Once heard, Eva Cassidy’s once-in-a generation voice is hard to forget; Bruce Lundvall, who back in the 1990s was the...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2022

Daniel Szabo: A Song From There

In a trio featuring drummer Peter Erskine, this graceful Hungarian LA-based pianist-composer draws heavily on his east European folk and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2014

Milt Jackson/Wes Montgomery: Bags Meets Wes!

Amando Peraza | Buddy Montgomery | George Shearing | Milt Jackson | Monk Montgomery | Philly Joe Jones | Richard Chimelis | Sam Jones | Walter Perkins | Wes Montgomery

Even after Wes Montgomery cut himself free of his brothers Buddy and Monk to carve out a solo career, he...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: May/2012

William Embling and Anthony Barnett: The Lion In The Grove

Anthony Barnett | William Embling

Recorded in Bristol in 1980 with Wadada Leo Smith in the audience (hence the ‘leo’ part of the title), the...

Reviewed by Marcus O’Dair in issue: February/2016

Bob Brookmeyer: Traditionalism Revisited

One of the great Pacific Jazz albums, with Bob, Giuffre and Jim Hall on top form, this clones the Essential...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2013

Tyshawn Sorey Trio: Mesmerism

Aaron Diehl | Matt Brewer | Tyshawn Sorey

Known for his work with American prime movers Vijay Iyer and Steve Lehman as well as his own bands, drummer...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2022

Jon Hendricks/Lambert, Hendricks & Ross: Four Classic Albums

Two Hendricks solo albums (Fast Livin Blues and A Good Git-Together) and two by the vocalese trio catch Jon in...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2020

Philip Catherine: The String Project – Live in Brussels

Hans Van Oosterhout | Nicola Andrioli | Nicolas Fiszman | Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie | Philip Catherine | Philippe Aerts

‘With this string project, I didn't feel that I wanted to prove anything to anyone, so I consciously avoided playing...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: November/2015

Tony Fruscella/Brew Moore: 1954 Unissued Atlantic Session

Light-swinging mainstream from the short-lived trumpeter and Lester-ish saxophonist, mainly on the blues, is rewarding, despite an out-of-tune piano....

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2012

Howard Riley: Live In The USA

Howard Riley

The status of a veteran creeps up on you unsuspected, but Riley (now 76) has more than earned such a...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: March/2019