J⊘rgen Emborg & Steve Swallow: Over The Rainbow

Alex Riel | Fredrik Lundin | J⊘rgen Emborg | Lisbeth Diers | Steve Swallow

In 1992 the US electric bass phenomenon Steve Swallow accepted an invitation to take part in the band of pianist-composer...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2021

Buck Clayton: Complete Legendary Jam Sessions – Master Takes

Al Waslohn | Bennie Green | Benny Powell | Billy Butterfield | Billy Kyle | Bobby Donaldson | Buck Clayton | Buddy Tate | Charlie Fowlkes | Coleman Hawkins

Three CDs in a cardboard slip-case, just another public domain release by an Andorra-based label and largely lifted from the...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: November/2011

Lisa Mezzacappa and Nightshade: Cosmic Riff

A bassist leads an acoustic-electronic quintet, creating some musical parallels to a series of contemporary abstract impressionist paintings....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2012

Chet Baker: Sextet and Quartet

From 1959, this finds Chet in Italy blowing with a local band, but they give him plenty of space for...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015

Skuli Sverrisson/Bill Frisell: Strata

Bill Frisell

A re-formatting of a vinyl-only release from 2017, programmed to fit with the A/B side nature of an LP; so...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2021

Dave McDonnell Group: The Time Inside a Year

On his debut for the cult Chicagoan label, the cutting edge alto saxophonist, in the company of locals Joshua Abrams,...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2016

Pete Canter's Sky Ensemble: Strange Bird

This is the Devon-based soprano saxophonist's pastoral jazz quartet plus one (cellist Lucy Welshman) performing originals that take folk song...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2017

Tara Minton: Please Do Not Ignore the Mermaid

A London-based Australian harpist-singer songwriter, who's toured with Bjö rk among others, fuses elements of ensemble jazz, impressionist classical music...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2021

Brian Charette: Beyond Borderline

For his second solo disc, Brian Charette utilises various Hammond B3 traditions without indulging in any lounge-y sentiment or flashiness,...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2020

Bob Thompson: His Orchestra And Chorus

West Coast arranger Thompson integrated a vocal section with his all star big band and created some of the most...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2012