Carmen McRae: The Complete 1946-55

These excellent packages continue from Chant du Monde with all you ever wanted to hear from McRae’s early career, superseding...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2013

Billy Strayhorn/Johnny Hodges: Juice A-Plenty

The 1958-61 Ellington band, directed by Strayhorn, spotlights Hodges in the studio, and also lets rip live in a celebrated...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2013

Steven Lugerner: For We Have Heard

Featuring the acclaimed maverick pianist Myra Melford, this US quartet is led by a multi-reedist taking inspiration for his absorbing...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2013

Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath: Procession Live At Toulouse

Harry Beckett | Mike Osborne | Chris McGregor | Louis Moholo-Moholo | Harry Miller | Mark Charig | Bruce Grant | Dudu Pukwana | Evan Parker | Radu Malfatti

It seems appropriate that this legendary ensemble was recorded at its creative peak in France, as this was, after all,...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2013

Steve Swallow Quintet: Into the Woodwork

Carla Bley | Jorge Rossy | Steve Cardenas | Chris Cheek | Steve Swallow

Since his emergence in jazz as a member of the Gary Burton Quartet in the 1960s, Swallow has always been...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2013

Don Friedman: A Day In The City/Circle Waltz

Despite a rather ropey piano, these original Riverside sessions from he early-1960s reveal a hugely gifted pianist who was regarded...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2013

Stanley Clarke: The Complete Epic Albums Collection

Tom Scott | Milton Holland | Al Harrison | Raymond Gomez | Jeff Beck | Michael Garson | Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter | David Sancious | Ronnie Foster | Freddie Hubbard

Complete, but no more than that: where many box sets throw in extra tracks and sleeve notes, all you get...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: August/2013

Bastian Stein: Diegesis

A lyrical young German quartet that benefits from this label’s high standards in sound fidelity but alongside the quite striking...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2013

Nitin Sawhney: OneZero

Ashwin Srinivasan | Soumik Datta | Aref Durvesh | Nitin Sawhney

Can it really be 35 years since the last live, direct-to-vinyl recording? This sad state of affairs is addressed by...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: August/2013

Big Blue: Strange Wonder

The vocalised trumpet solos of leader Jorma Kalevi Louhivuori make a strong impression on this young Finnish quartet’s cool Euro-jazz...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2013