Charlie Haden/Gonzalo Rubalcaba: Tokyo Adagio

Charlie Haden | Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Before Charlie Haden died in July 2014, he was urging Impulse! to release this album, comprising the best performances taken...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2015

Daniel Freedman: Bamako By Bus

Abraham Rodriguez | Avishai Cohen | Daniel Freedman | Davi Viera | Jason Lindner | Lionel Loueke | Mark Turner | Mauro Refosco | Meshell Ndegeocello | Omer Avital

Although those with sharp eyes will have clocked the drummer on stage with Angélique Kidjo of late, he was part...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2012

Helen Merrill: Four Classic Albums

Still with us at the time of writing (89 this month), this is Helen Merrill on peak form from 1954-59,...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2020

Dinosaur: Wonder Trail

Conor Chaplin | Corrie Dick | Elliot Galvin | Laura Jurd

Laura Jurd writes indie pop bangers now. Her latest release with Dinosaur, the follow up to their Mercury-shortlisted debut as...

Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: June/2018

William Parker/Raining On The Moon: Great Spirit

Eri Yamamoto | Hamid Drake | Leena Conquest | Lewis Barnes | Rob Brown | William Parker

Regardless of his close association with significant figures in the avant-garde, above all Cecil Taylor and David S. Ware, bassist-...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: February/2016

Beth Hart: Fire on the Floor

The jazziest thing about this album by a well-established LA-born vocalist is the title of the opening track ‘Jazz Man’;...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2017

Rodrigo Amado Wire Quartet: Wire Quartet

Gabriel Ferrandini | Hernâni Faustino | Manuel Mota | Rodrigo Amado

The presence of freely-extemporising guitarist Manuel Mota within this all-Portuguese set-up pushes the creations of its bandleader into more radicalised...

Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: July/2014

Echo Engine: Windjammer

Adrian Newton | Daniel Biro | Rob Palmer | Theo Travis

Of the core trio, Palmer is best known to jazz audiences for his work with Jon Lloyd and John Law....

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2014

Bill Frisell: HARMONY

Bill Frisell | Hank Roberts | Luke Bergman | Petra Haden

Look no further than the title. Harmony in music, harmony of the soul, harmony in community: Frisell evokes it all...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2019

Perelman/Maneri/Feldman/Hwang: Strings 1

Ivo Perelman | Jason Hwang | Mark Feldman | Mat Maneri

Tenor saxophonist Perelman’s commitment to composing spontaneously and expanding his range of collaborators usually has a specific premise. These two...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2019