Benjamin Koppel/ Kenny Werner/ Scott Colley/Jack DeJohnette: The Art of the Quartet

Benjamin Koppel | Jack DeJohnette | Kenny Werner | Scott Colley

One of the finest alto saxophonists in jazz, the pan-stylistic Benjamin Koppelhas, since the turn of the millennium, steadily risen...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: December/2020

Five-Way Split: All The Way

Matt Home | Matyas Hofecker | Quentin Collins | Rob Barron | Vasilis Xenopoulos

Drummer Home hosted the rest of the group at his house for a lockdown play. They liked how they got...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: April/2023

Kenny Garrett: Sounds from Ancestors

Corcoran Holt | Dwight Trible | Johnny Mercier | Kenny Garrett | Lenny White | Maurice Brown | Ronald Bruner | Rudy Bird | Vernell Brown, Jr.

This is the fifth album by Garrett on Mack Avenue and it's impressive in its lines of input, ranging from...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2021

Kenny Wheeler/Alan Skidmore: Swiss Radio Days–Jazz Live Trio Concert Series Vol. 28

Alan Skidmore | Kenny Wheeler | Klaus Koenig | Peter Frei | Peter Schmidlin | Pierre Favre | Skidmore | Wheeler

Sometimes something quintessential comes one's way as a reviewer. So what makes this so very, very good? Take two soloists...

Reviewed by Duncan Heining in issue: October/2012

Harold Land and Kenny Dorham: Complete Recordings – Eastward Ho!/Fire in the West

Amos Trice | Clarence Jones | Harold Land | Herb Geller | Joe Peters | Kenny Dorham | Lawrence Marable | Lou Levy | Ray Brown

Though they struck up a strong friendship around the time Land was with the Max Roach/Clifford Brown group, these two...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

Harvie S: Witchcraft

The Texan double-bassist is in polished, relaxed duo with the high pedigree post-bop pianist Kenny Barron here performing standards and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2014

Adam Birnbaum: Three of a Mind

Adam Birnbaum | Al Foster | Doug Weiss

A graceful Kenny Barron-mentored young pianist in the classic post-bop mould is the sideman for luminary Miles drummer Al Foster,...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2015

Kenny Garrett: Pushing the World Away

Benito Gonzalez | Brian Sanders | Carolin Pook | Corcoran Holt | Jean Baylor | Jen Herman | Kenny Garrett | Marcus Baylor | Mark Whitfield Jr | McClenty Hunter

Last year’s Seeds from the Underground CD was a Grammy magnet, collecting two nominations – for ‘solo’ and ‘best instrumental...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2013

Kenny Drew: Home Is Where The Soul Is

Frank Butler | Kenny Drew | Leroy Vinnegar

Perhaps somewhat overlooked among the significant Americans who plied their trade in Europe, Drew is nonetheless an artist with a...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2016

Bill Charlap Trio: And Then Again

Bill Charlap | Kenny Washington | Peter Washington

Hearing Bill Charlap in the flesh is a great experience. He seems to be doing very little but what pours...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2024