Stanley Cowell: It's Time

This acoustic piano trio recording is evidence this cosmic-jazz veteran, with his intoxicating modal-infused sound and notable writing skills, is...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2013

Mark Wingfield/Rene Von Grunig: Cinema Obscura

A Swiss-English collaboration, one half of which is guitarist Mark Wingfield, who with UK sax original Iain Ballamy brew up...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2013

Bud Shank and Clare Fischer: Bossa Nova Jazz Samba/Brasamba!

More in this month's bumper crop of latin material, this has two great craftsmen displaying their brilliant control of bossa...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2013

Antonio Sánchez: New Life

Dave Hamblett | Alex Munk | Matt Robinson | Conor Chaplin

New Life is a giant step forward in the career of the brilliant drummer, whose work on so many Pat...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: November/2018

Jang Jing and Christy Doran: No. 9

Based in Switzerland, Irish guitarist Doran and the Chinese lute-like pipa specialist Jang Jing team up for a hypnotic, atmospheric...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2013

Gabriela Friedli Trio: Started

A Swiss piano trio working within an avant-garde jazz framework, and blurring the lines between improvisation and notation....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2013

The New Gary Burton Quartet: Guided Tour

Julian Lage | Gary Burton | Scott Colley | Antonio Sánchez

There are vibes players, and then there is Gary Burton, a class of one. By some margin the most accomplished...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2013

Marius Neset: Birds

Jasper Høiby | Ingrid Neset | Daniel Herskedal | Bjarke Mogensen | Anton Eger | Ronny Farsund | Marius Neset | Jim Hart | Peter Jensen | Lasse Mauritzen

The 27-year-old Copenhagen-based Norwegian saxophonist-composer made a huge splash with his Edition debut Golden Xplosion in 2011 and has been...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2013

Stan Getz Quartet: At Birdland 1961

Steve Kuhn | Stan Getz | Jimmy Garrison | Roy Haynes

Just three short months separates these unauthorised low-fi Birdland airshots and an album, which was to spark the biggest worldwide...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: May/2013

Alexey Krugov: Russian Folksongs in the Key of Jazz

An improv session by Russian musicians linking up live electronics, avant-improv and indigenous folk music, and featuring the singer Anastasia...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2013