Charlie Parker: Bird and Diz

Tommy Potter | Max Roach | Thelonious Monk | Kenny Dorham | Miles Davis | Walter Bishop Jr. | Charlie Parker | Buddy Rich | Al Haig | Curly Russell

Mainly from 6 June, 1950, with Monk and Buddy Rich, this includes material not on the original LP, but frequently...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2020

Sonar: A Flaw of Nature

Recording for ECM-er Nik Bärtsch's label, this Swiss minimalist post-rock outfit put their faith in a Necks-like incremental form of...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2013

Wycliffe Gordon: The Intimate Ellington

This Wynton Marsalis right hand man takes us on a leisurely stroll through Duke's ballads and blues from ‘Creole Love...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2013

Usonic Diversion: Groove

Their previous album struck a chord with MOBO judges winning a 2011 nomination, and UK's Usonic (Nigel Hitchcock and Robert...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2014

AMM: Two London Concerts

John Tilbury | Eddie Prévost

Through the pioneering work of AMM, percussionist Eddie Prévost has spent half a century patiently exploring improvised music frequently defined...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2013

Ben Goldberg: Subatomic Particle Homesick Blues

Ron Miles | Scott Amendola | Ches Smith | Ben Goldberg | Devin Hoff | Joshua Redman

This is the elder sister title to the newly recorded Unfold Ordinary Mind by the clarinet specialistBen Goldberg. Simultaneously released,...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2013

Kit Downes: Light From Old Stars

Lucy Railton | Kit Downes | James Maddren | Calum Gourlay

Welcome to the old, and new, worlds of Kit Downes. Although released under his own name, the band is essentially...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2013

Iva Bittová

A solo debut on the giant Munich jazz label for a Czech singer-composer, who blends folk and contemporary classical influences...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2013

Tubby Hayes: Little Giant Steps

Tubby Hayes | Phil Seamen | Eddie Costa | Jimmy Deuchar | Dave Bailey | Horace Parlan | Freddy Logan | George Duvivier | Bill Eyden | Walter Bishop

The only bad thing about this indispensable four-disc set is its title. For a start, the ‘Little Giant’ was Johnny...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: May/2013

Corey Mwamba/Dave Kane/Joshua Blackmore: Don't Overthink It

Joshua Blackmore | Dave Kane | Corey Mwamba

This trio of British forward-thinkers has already made several albums' worth of live gig recordings available (much of it for...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2013