Jeff Baker: Phrases

Anthony Devroye | Blaise Magniere | Brian Blade | Cheng-Hou Lee | Clark Sommers | Darrell Grant | Geof Bradfield | Gregory Uhlmann | Jeff Baker | Marie Wang

“The musical side of composing – creating melodies, reharmonising music – has always come pretty easy to me,” says Jeff...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: May/2018

Blue Note

Alejandro Campos | Arturo Cipriano | Eugenio Toussaint | Juan Ramon | Ramon Negrete | Roberto Aymes | Salvador ‘Rabito’ Aguero

At least geographically speaking, you'd kind of expect a top-flight Mexican jazz ensemble to come up with a fusion of...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: June/2015

Mike Westbrook Orchestra: Catania

Adrian Lane | Alan Barnes | Alan Wakeman | Andy Grappy | Anthony Kerr | Chris Biscoe | Chris Caldwell | Danilo Terenzi | Dave Plews | Dominique Pifarely

A record of a remarkable free festival, not previously released but recently reprised in that the Westbrooks returned only last...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Feb/2019

Georges Kaplan Presents…: Four Card Trick

The London-based duo of keyboardist Stephan Barrett and alto-saxophonist Dan Strange get their kicks creating a cocktail of swampy garage...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2017

Gil Evans: Out Of The Cool

Barry Galbraith | Budd Johnson | Charlie Persip | Eddie Costa | Elvin Jones | Gil Evans | Harvey Philips | Helen Merrill | Jimmy Buffington | Jimmy Knepper

There appear to be two recent Universal reissues of OOTC, one with the five original tracks and one adding the...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2012

Dig a Little Deeper: Songs from the Small Hours

The guitarist-songwriter Mick Stuart is the leader of this down-to-earth poplite swing vocals group fronted by the Irish singer Riona...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014

Steve Davis: Say When

Eddie Henderson | Eric Alexander | Harold Mabern | Joe Farnsworth | Nat Reeves | Steve Davis

With six tracks being JJ Johnson covers and a Harold Mabern original called ‘Mr Johnson’, you don't have to listen...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: September/2015

Will Todd: Passion Music/Jazz Missa Brevis

Popular classical/choral composer Will Todd attempts to integrate Christian choral works with stylised elements from jazz and gospel-pop, the centrepiece...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Feb/2019

Jimmy Cobb: Remembering U

Javon Jackson | Jimmy Cobb | Paolo Benedettini | Roy Hargrove | Tadataka Unno

Cobb, now 90 and still very active, has selected this engaging session as the debut release on his own label....

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020

Andrew McCormack Trio: Terra Firma

Andrew McCormack | Joe Downard | Rod Youngs

Since his award-winning 2006 debut Telescope, Andrew McCormack's piano trio recordings have curiously been thin on the ground. The pianist–composer...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2022