Christian Muthspie: Seaven Teares (A Tribute to John Dowland)

Christian Muthspiel | Franck Tortiller | Matthieu Michel | Steve Swallow

In this reworking of the compositions of 16th century English Renaissance composer John Dowland, the 50-year-old Austrian trombonist Christian Muthspiel...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2013

Sinikka Langeland: The Magical Forest

Anders Jormin | Anna Maria Friman | Arve Henriksen | Berit Opheim | Linn Andrea Fuglseth | Markku Ounaskari | Sinikka Langeland | Trio Mediaeval | Trygve Seim

Jazz goes all mythological on this album from Sinikka Langeland, a Norwegian musician deeply rooted in the folk traditions of...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: September/2016

Angrusori: Live At Tou

Iva Bittová

Angrusori is a double-orchestra (think Mayer-Harriott double quintet) fronted by composer-musicians Nils Henrik Asheim and Iva Bittová. He is Norwegian,...

Reviewed by Ken Hunt in issue: June/2021

The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown: The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition

One of the defining statements of the late 1960s UK counter-cultural era, this fiery prog-jazz organ trio fronted by Arthur...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019

Dr Lonnie Smith: Evolution

Dr Lonnie Smith | Joe Dyson | Joe Lovano | John Ellis | Jonathan Blake | Jonathan Kreisberg | Keyon Harrold | Robert Glasper

Smith last recorded for Blue Note 45 years ago, and he still retains the effortless soul that was that label’s...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: April/2016

Joan Mar Sauqué: Gone With The Wind

Joan Mar Sauqué

The trumpet-guitar-bass line-up inevitably recalls the Chet Baker trios of his later years, and the 25-year-old Sauqué looks recognisably soulful...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2021

Ben Wendel/Dan Tepfer: Small Constructions

A mostly beguiling duo album with Canadian saxophonist Ben Wendel, a member of the Grammy-nominated band Kneebody, partnering the New...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2013

AuB

Alex Hitchcock

This young British two-tenor quartet may sport an enigmatic name (it's pronounced ‘orb’), and be inspired by Venn diagrams, in...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: September/2020

Lee Ranaldo/Jim Jarmusch/Marc Urselli/Balázs Pándi

Balázs Pándi | Jim Jarmusch | Lee Ranaldo | Marc Urselli

Night falls in the New York underground, as Sonic Youth founder Ranaldo and offbeat filmmaker Jarmusch attend a nocturnal studio...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: June/2019

Mike Westbrook & Company: The Uncommon Orchestra A Bigger Show Live

Alan Wakeman | Andy Dore | Billy Bottle | Coach York | Dave Holdsworth | Gary Bayley | Ian Wellens | Jesse Molins | Joe Carnell | Kate Westbrook

It shouldn’t be allowed. At an age when they should be revelling in their Freedom Passes, the Westbrooks refuse to...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2016