Claudia Acuña: Duo

Arturo O’Farrill | Carolina Calvache | Christian McBride | Claudia Acuña | Fred Hersch | Kenny Barron | Regina Carter | Russell Malone

A new recording from Chilean vocalist Claudia Acuña is always cause for celebration, doubly so when it’s as thoughtfully programmed...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: November/2022

Hard Rubber Orchestra: Kenny Wheeler: Suite for Hard Rubber Orchestra

André Lachance | Andrew Broughton | Andrew Poirier | Bill Runge | Brad Turner | Campbell Ryga | Chad Makela | Chris Davis | Chris Gestrin | Dave Robbins

Kenny Wheeler’s final frailty and beloved stature were both shown by his 2013 London Jazz Festival swansong, when, months before...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019

Kenny Burrell: The Road To Love

Barbara Morrison | Clayton Cameron | Justo Almario | Kenny Burrell | Marvin ‘Smitty’ Smith | Tom Ranier | Tony Dumas

Burrell, among the most prolific of recording artists and a true virtuoso of the jazz guitar, has been heard less...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: March/2016

Roy Haynes: Togyu

Kenny Barron | Richard Davis | Roy Haynes | Teruo Nakamura

There's rare and then there are records like this: a limited vinyl release in Japan in 1975 that's never been...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2013

Fraser Smith Quartet: Tip Top!

Fraser Smith | Rob Barron | Simon Read | Steve Brown

Birmingham-born but a Londoner now, young Smith has found a tenor style that suits him, taking his inspiration from the...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2023

Kenny Graham and his Satellites: Moondog And Suncat Suites

Danny Moss | Don Lawson | Eddie Taylor | Ivor Slaney | Jack Ellory | Kenny Graham | Martin Slavin | Phil Seamen | Sammy Stokes | Stan Tracey

The haunting music of New York street musician Moondog (aka Louis Hardin) has recently enjoyed a deserved renaissance, mostly through...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: June/2010

Sam Most: From The Attic of My Mind

Flautist Most has a rather unattractive edgy tone but this Xanadu album is mainly worth the listen for the lovely...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016

Michael O'Neill & Kenny Washington: New Beginnings

Old school versions of standards by Bay area saxophonist Michael O'Neill that were designed for the veteran New Orleans native...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2015

Gerald Cannon: Combinations

Duane Eubanks | Gary Bartz | Gerald Cannon | Jeremy Pelt | Kenny Barron | Rick Germanson | Russell Malone | Sherman Irby | Steve Slagle | Will Calhoun

It's been 14 years since highly respected veteran bassist Cannon brought out an album under his own name. You probably...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: July/2017

Kenny Garrett: Seeds From The Underground

Benito Gonzalez | Kenny Garrett | Nat Reeves | Nedelka Prescod | Ronald Bruner | Rudy Bird

You have to kiss a lot of toads before you meet the handsome prince, as my dear old mum used...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2012