Dominik Wania: Lonely Shadows

The pianist, a member of the Maciej Obara quartet, goes solo with a series of spontaneous improvs on his ECM...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2020

Karin Krog & John Surman: Infinite Paths

Ben Surman | John Surman | Karin Krog

Despite having appeared in concert as a duo for the past three decades, Infinite Paths, remarkably, represents vocalist Karin Krog...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: June/2016

Ben Williams: State of Art

Ben Williams | Christian Scott | Etienne Charles | Gerald Clayton | Jaleel Shaw | Jamire Williams | John Robinson | Marcus Strickland | Matthew Stevens | string quartet

A bass-sideman for high profile mainstream US jazzers such as Terence Blanchard, Stefon Harris, Jacky Terrasson, and saxophonist Marcus Strickland...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2012

Ron Carter: Finding The Right Notes

Bill Frisell | Christian McBride | Jimmy Greene | Jon Batiste | Koln | Payton Crossley | Renee Rosnes | Ron Carter | Ronald Vega | Russell Malone

This is the soundtrack album to Peter Schnell's PBS documentary of the same name – first aired in October –...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023

Soothsayers: Tradition

Now onto their seventh album, Soothsayers, a Sarf London-based ensemble, display their usual unpretentiously invigorating mix of Afrobeat, psych-reggae and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2018

Elina Duni Quartet: Matanë Malit

Colin Vallon | Elina Duni | Norbert Pfammatter | Patrice Moret

Once you enter into the enchanted sound world of Matanë Malit (‘Beyond the Mountain’), vocalist Elina Duni's ECM debut, it's...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

Huw V Williams: Hon

Alam Nathoo | Elliot Galvin | Huw V Williams | Jim Black | Laura Jurd | Peter Ibbetson

Of the band leaders from London’s Chaos Collective – the most dynamic gathering of jazz conservatoire graduates to have come...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2016

Danny Keane: Roamin'

Artists involved in this English pianist's debut include Byron Wallen and Ethiopi-jazz titan Mulatu Astatke, and it's is a cosmopolitan...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2020

John Coltrane Quintet: Complete November 18, 1961 Paris Concerts

Elvin Jones | Eric Dolphy | John Coltrane | McCoy Tyner | Reggie Workman

Like some of the other recordings from this first European tour, the sound quality isn't that of the original broadcast...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: April/2014

Youssou N'Dour Et Le Super Étoile de Dakar: Fatteliku: Live In Athens 1987

Assane Thiam | Babacar Mbaye Dieye Faye | Falilou Niang Galass | Habib Faye | Mamdou ‘Jimi’ Mbaye | Ousseynou Ndiaye | Pape Oumar Ngom | Thierno Koite | Youssou N'Dour

What with the ‘world music’ label having outlived its usefulness, and Youssou N'Dour now a household name, it's easy to...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016