Various Artists: Soul Love: The Black Fire Records Story, 1975-1993

Byard Lancaster,

In many ways this superlative compilation provides a wider context to the recently-released Oneness Of Juju anthology. They were a...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2020

Lars Danielsson & Paolo Fresu: Summerwind

Lars Danielsson | Paolo Fresu

A beautiful melody eludes precise definition and so presents a knotty problem for jazz education; how do you teach a...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2018

Redtenbacher's Funkestra: The Time Thief

The London-based bassist punches out old-school grooves and classic riffs from electric funk, soul, R&B and acid jazz, with guests...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2017

John Finbury: Quatro

A US composer specialising in Brazilian and latin jazz hires an allstar cast: great contributions from pianist Chano Domínguez, soulful...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2020

Michel Sajrawy: Writings on the Wall

Ameen Atrash | Evgeni Maistrovski | Franck Dhersin | Michel Sajrawy | Valeri Lipets

Recorded in 2007, Writings on the Wall hasn't been sealed hermetically in the vaults for the past five years but...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

Ben Webster: Ben Webster & Associates

Ben Webster | Budd Johnson | Coleman Hawkins | Jimmy Jones | Jo Jones | Les Spann | Ray Brown | Roy Eldridge

With hindsight, not all of Leonard Feather's pronouncements have stood the test of time. However, when he wrote on the...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2018

Conrad Herwig: A Voice Through the Door

Conrad Herwig | Donald Edwards | Kenny Davis | Orrin Evans | Ralph Bowen

This is the kind of album that could easily be overlooked, yet, of its kind, it's as good as it...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: February/2013

Freddie Hubbard: High Energy

Adrian Newton | Al Hall | Andy Newmark | Bob James | Buck Clark | Carl Burnett | Chris Parker | Chuck Rainey | Daniel Biro | David Spinozza

Freddie fusion is frankly a difficult proposition for a lot of jazz fans, and this three-album-on-two CD-set may make the...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2012

Omer Avital: Suite of the East

Avishai Cohen | Daniel Freedman | Joel Frahm | Omer Avital | Omer Klein

The sessions that comprise Suite of the East date back to 2006, following this band's month-long residency at Small's in...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2012

Barry Guy/Peter Evans: Syllogistic Moments

Barry Guy | Peter Evans

One of the great elder statesmen of European improvised music, Guy has done some of his best work in orchestral...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2019