Tubby Hayes & Paul Gonsalves: Change Of Setting

Harry South | Jackie Sharpe | John Lamb | Les Condon | Paul Gonsalves | Ray Nance | Ronnie Scott | Ronnie Stephenson | Terry Shannon | Tony Coe

It was hard for the reviewer to separate objectivity from nostalgia, since I had the mono LP long ago, before...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: November/2016

Jim Dvorak/Paul Dunmall/Mark Sanders/Chris Mapp: Cherry Pickin'

Chris Mapp | Jim Dvorak | Mark Sanders | Paul Dunmall

Founded almost by accident by baritone saxophonist George Haslam, SLAM has now been going a quarter of a century –...

Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: August/2014

Trio 3 + Vijay Iyer: Wiring

Andrew Cyrille | Oliver Lake | Reggie Workman | Vijay Iyer

The Lake-Workman-Cyrille ensemble is proving to be a stellar contemporary supergroup, evolving periodically by way of the addition of a...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015

Medeski, Scofield, Martin, Wood: Juice

Billy Martin | Chris Wood | John Medeski | John Scofield | Pedrito Martinez

Few may have predicted that the loose alliance of a guitar heavyweight and the jam band heroes would flourish, but...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015

Lorenzo Feliciati/Michele Rabbia: Antikythera

Alessandro Gwis | Andy Sheppard | Cuong Vu | Lorenzo Feliciati | Michele Rabbia | Ray Powell | Rita Marcotulli

For his latest studio recording, Italian bass player Lorenzo Feliciati teams up with fellow countryman and drummer Michele Rabbia on...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: February/2020

Tina May: My Kinda Love

Dave Green | Frank Griffth | Freddie Gavita | Ian Laws | John Pearce | Tina May | Winston Clifford

This new album from the outstanding vocalist Tina May serves almost like a second act to her previous Hep Jazz...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: April/2015

Barbara Morrison: A Sunday Kind of Love

A west coast charismatic veteran big band singer’s debut on the east coast’s Savant label leans heavily on her R&B...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2013

Various Artists: Innerpeace Rare Spiritual Funk & Jazz Gems

Buddy Terry | Charles Williams | Dave Hubbard | Frank Foster | Hadley Caliman | Harold Land | Pete Yellin | Roy Haynes

Following the critical acclaim lavished upon the first volume of music from Mainstream records, this second installment shows that producer...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2017

Jamie Saft Quartet: Hidden Corners

Bradley Christopher Jones | Dave Liebman | Hamid Drake | Jamie Saft

Since he began his relationship with RareNoiseRecords, Jamie Saft has come up with a series of well crafted, conceptually original...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2019

Phil Miller In Cahoots: Mind Over Matter

Mark Armstrong | Mark Fletcher | Paul Booth | Peter Lemer | Phil Miller

Things may come and things may go but like the Art School Dance, Phil Miller goes on forever. In Cahoots...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2012