Marc Rossi Group: Mantra Revealed

Indo-Jazz fusion with pianist Rossi's mix of Carnatic classical, jazz-rock while dipping into elements of latin and Brazilian music....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2012

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: Complete Studio Recordings

Art Blakey | Bobby Timmons | Cedar Walton | Curtis Fuller | Freddie Hubbard | Jymie Merritt | Lee Morgan | Wayne Shorter

Nothing quite epitomises prime cut hard bop as Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and this welcome Jazz Dynamics five disc package...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: Dec/Jan/2017/2018

Fred Hersch Trio: Live In Europe

Arvell Shaw | Barney Bigard | Bob McCracken | Cozy Cole | Earl Hines | Jack Teagarden | Louis Armstrong | Marty Napoleon | Sid Catlett | Trummy Young

This is a fine example of Fred Hersch's art. Recorded live in Brussels, it was the trio's second to last...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2020

Charles Mingus: Mingus @ Bremen 1964 & 1975

Charles Mingus | Clifford Jordan | Dannie Richmond | Don Pullen | Eric Dolphy | George Adams | Jack Walrath | Jaki Byard | Johnny Coles

Two live sets, performed 11 years apart, not only give an excellent summary of Mingus' very individual approach to what...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: November/2020

Arve Henriksen: Towards Language

Anna Maria Friman | Arve Henriksen | Eivind Aarset | Erik Honoré | Jan Bang

This is Henriksen's eighth album for Rune Grammofon, and on it he continues to develop and refine his approach to...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2017

Marc Cary: For the Love of Abbey

Marc Cary

The soulful pianist Marc Cary is a long time New York resident who has worked with everyone from high-level American...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2013

Jules Faife: Compás

This London-based MOR classical guitar specialist has a band that includes accomplished pianist Alex Wilson, with fl amenco, Shakti-era John...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014

Lars Danielsson: Liberetto

Arve Hendriksen | John Parricelli | Lars Danielsson | Magnus Öström | Tigran

Recent Lars Danielsson projects (Tarantella, Pasodoble) have featured the fine Polish pianist Leszek Mozdzer. On this new recording, however, the...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: March/2012

Metamorphic: Coalescence

Andre Canniere | Hannes Riepler | Ivo Neame | Jon Scott | Ryan Trebilcock

This follow-up to their 2011 F-ire debut, The Rock Between, sees the London-based jazz/folk sextet serving up another compelling and...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2014

Dayna Stephens: Gratitude

“Hey, here's an idea: let's play that great number of yours on an old, out-of-tune tack piano!” If you were...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: October/2019