Ray Bryant: Little Susie

A good counterpart to Plays, the album reviewed here last month of Bryant's early Signature recordings, this is his 1959/60...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2016

Dave Brubeck Quartet: Live in London 1966

Dave Brubeck | Eugene Wright | Joe Morello | Paul Desmond

Dave Brubeck has always been somewhat misunderstood by the critics, the late Benny Green a dedicated opponent of Brubeck's brand...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2012

Jass

The inspirational Claudia Quintet drummer John Hollenbeck and the trombonist Samuel Blaser are the better-known names that make up this...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2014

Jamil Sheriff Trio: Places Like This

Dave Walsh | Jamil Sheriff | Pete Turner

The piano trio setting is still considered the test of a jazz pianist's mettle. Since his 2003 debut Daydreams, the...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2017

Adam Ben Ezra: Pin Drop

The Israeli double-bassist/multi-instrumentalist is doing it all by himself ‘Live in the Round’, looping layers of bass, vocals, piano, guitar...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2017

John Renbourn & Wizz Jones: Joint Control

Spellbinding acoustic folk-jazz and blues from the guitar masters, recorded just before Renbourn died in 2015....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017

Modern Jazz Quartet: Plays for Lovers

The original early 1950s Prestige album is supplemented here by later tracks done for Atlantic, keeping the mood of romance...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2013

Sinne Eeg & Thomas Fonnesbæk: Staying In Touch

Andrea Gyarfas Brahe | Deanna Said | Jesper Riis | Karen Johanne Pedersen | Live Johansson | Sinne Eeg | Thomas Fonnesbæk

To my shame, I have to admit that this is my first encounter with Danish singer Sinne Eeg. Where her...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: February/2022

Antonio Adolfo: Finas Misturas (Fine Mixtures)

Antonio Adolfo | Claudio Spiewak | Jorge Helder | Leo Amuedo | Marcelo Martins | Rafael Barata

It had to happen eventually that someone would re-harmonise ‘Giant Steps’. The switch here is that, while retaining the melody,...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: September/2013

Blicher Hemmer Gadd: It will be alright

Dan Hemmer | Michael Blicher | Steve Gadd

This is the fourth release from a trio formed by chance a decade ago by global-folk-influenced Danish saxophonist Michael Blicher...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: October/2023