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

Schnellertollermeier: Rights

Andi Schnellmann | David Meier | Manuel Troller

Schnell means ‘fast’, toll ‘amazing’ or ‘wild’, and meier, at a pinch, can mean ‘mayor’. This German-Swiss trio's punning on...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: November/2017

Michael Wollny's [em]: Wasted & Wanted

Eric Schaefer | Eva Kruse | Michael Wollny

It's no longer [em], but Michael Wollny's [em] (pictured, below, left), but don't read anything into that. “A lot of...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2012

Tarus Mateen: Black Solo Sonnets

Crudely recorded with unremoved background noise over a four year period on some dodgy pianos (bass came later) while on...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: December/2020

Shorty Rogers: Four Classic Albums

A first rate cross section of Rogers' big band and small group sides from 1953-58 with star collaborators including Art...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2020

Tommy Smith: Embodying The Light: A Dedication To John Coltrane

Calum Gourlay | Pete Johnstone | Sebastian de Krom | Tommy Smith

In the 1980s, Bob Brookmeyer controversially posited the question: “Was Charlie Parker Good for Jazz?” He argued that he wasn't,...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2017

Frank Butler: The Stepper

Dolo Coker | Frank Butler | Jack Montrose | Monty Budwig

Xanadu’s chronicle of mid 1970s West coast jazz continues apace and this is an interesting new installment. As has been...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2016

Thena Alexa: Ona

Singer-songwriter Thena Alexa has recorded with hubby Antonio Sanchez’ Migration band and who drums on her quite intriguing, slightly leftfield...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2020