Ketil Bjørnstad: Sunrise

Aage Kvalbein | Bjørn Kjellemyr | Egil Fossum | Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen | Kari Bremmnes | Ketil Bjørnstad | Matias Bjørnstadt

Sunrise is subtitled A cantata on texts by Edvard Munch, and was originally commissioned by the Nordstrand Musikkselskap Choir for...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2014

Ingrid Laubrock: Dreamt Twice, Twice Dreamt: Music For Chamber Orchestra and Small Ensemble

Adam Matlock | Cory Smythe | Ingrid Laubrock | Josh Modney | Robert Landfermann | Sam Pluta | Susanne Blumenthal | Tom Rainey | Zeena Parkins

Ingrid Laubrock, the German-born, New York-based saxophonist and composer, set out a new marker for the lively relationship between contemporary...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: April/2021

Cleveland Watkiss: The Great Jamaican Songbook Vol.1

Alan Weekes | Byron Wallen | Carl Robinson | Cleveland Watkiss | Delroy Murray | James Wade-Sired | Orphy Robinson | Phil Ramocon

One of our greatest jazz singers has never denied his reggae origins, and this celebration of killer roots and lovers'...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: May/2022

Mike Taylor: Mandala

Dave Tomlin | Jon Hiseman | Mike Taylor | Tony Reeves

The introductory compilation album of Decca's new 1960s/70s British Jazz Explosion reissue series includes a track from the restless and...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: September/2021

Helen Merrill: With Clifford Brown/Helen Merrill with Strings

Merrill's 1954 session with Clifford Brown is rightly regarded as a high point in both artists' careers and these seven...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2017

Satoko Fuji: Solo

Andrew McCormack

For her 60th year, this prolific pianist is releasing a recording every month; she makes an instant impact with a...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2020

Gerry Hemingway and Marilyn Crispell: Affinities

Gerry Hemingway | Marilyn Crispell

An obvious way for a duo to transcend the sonic limitations of the two instruments deployed is for one or...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2012

Evan Parker & Kinetics: Chiasm

Adam Pultz Melbye | Anders Vestergaard | Evan Parker | Jacob Anderskov

Recorded at two locations, London and Copenhagen, this collaboration between veteran UK improviser Evan Parker and Scandinavian free music trio...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: August/2019

Buddy DeFranco-Tommy Gumina Quartet: Pacific Standard (Swingin' Time)

You either love the jazz accordion or you don't – Gumina's playing from 1960/61 is a bit of an acquired...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2012

Draw By Four: Framework

Chris Draper | Jon Shenoy | Sam Dunn | Will Bartlett

This debut album from reeds player Jon Shenoy (whose credits include Ivo Neame's large ensemble) and his group, Draw By...

Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: July/2018