Keller's 10: Two

Béla Fleck | Chick Corea

The Swiss composer Beat Keller leads a contemporary third stream brassdominated 10-piece through original material....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2015

Tom Rainey Obbligato: Untucked in Hannover

Tom Rainey

Rainey's acoustic quintet Obbligato's third album was taped at the back end of a European tour at Jazzclub Hannover. The...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2021

Jim Black Trio: Somatic

Elias Stemeseder | Jim Black | Thomas Morgan

One of the most imaginative drummers in New York, Seattle’s Jim Black has worked with Tim Berne and Dave Douglas...

Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: March/2012

Ravi Shankar: Nine Decades: Vol. I 1967-68

Alla Rakha | Kamala Chakravarty | Ravi Shankar | Temple priests

Nine Decades: Volume 1 is the inaugural CD release from the Ravi Shankar Foundation's archives. It comprises three tracks. Of...

Reviewed by Ken Hunt in issue: February/2012

Al Jarreau: We Got By

Abe Laboriel | Al Jarreau | Joe Correro | Larry Carlton | Lynn Blessing | Paul Stallworth | Tom Canning | Wilton Felder

Released in 1975 and featuring string and horn arrangements by Dave Grusin, Al Jarreau's critically acclaimed and entirely self-penned debut...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: May/2015

The Richard Andersson Quartet: Pocket Music

The young Danish bassist Richard Andresson heads an experienced home-grown line up (including drummer Kresten Osgood) in an enjoyable in...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2021

Charles Bell: Contemporary Jazz Quartet

The Columbia and Atlantic outings by pianist Bell’s quartet are brought together here: the 1962 sessions with Ron Carter being...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2013

Nicolas Meier: From Istanbul To Ceuta With A Smile

Asaf Sirkis | Bernard Gregor-Smith | Demi Garcia | Gilad Atzmon | James Pearson | Lizzie Bell | Nicolas Meier | Pat Bettison

For nearly a decade, Meier has worked joyously towards mixing Turkish, Arabic and various Eastern musics within a jazz-fusion medium....

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2013

Clifford Brown– Max Roach: The Complete Study In Brown

Clifford Brown | George Morrow | Harold Land | Max Roach | Richie Powell | Sonny Rollins

It's to EmArcy Records eternal credit that they had the foresight to record the Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet on a...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: May/2016

Brooklyn Blowhards

Connecting a love of Albert Ayler with traditional sea shanties sounds a little far-fetched, but LA-based free jazz saxophonist Jeff...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2016