Duke Ellington: The Private Collection

This fine 2CD set spans 1957-68, notable for great playing from Hodges, Gonsalves, Procope, Ashby, and Carney, only let down...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2013

Rudresh Mahanthappa: Gamak

David Fiuczynski | Dan Weiss | Rudresh Mahanthappa | Francois Moutin

Contrast is one of the most effective creative strategies in any art and this engrossing set exploits it to the...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: February/2013

Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra: Towards Other Worlds

Inspired by Sun Ra's musical space travel, the Leeds-based tenor saxophonist Pete Williams' nonet mix up free jazz, Afrobeat and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2013

Stuart McCallum: Distilled Live

Sam Rapley | Gemma Ashcroft | Sally McTaggart | Pete Turner | Dave Walsh | Blaize Henry | Tom Crehan | Rachael Gladwin | Jake Phillips | Stuart McCallum

Stuart McCallum is best known as the guitarist with ambient masters the Cinematic Orchestra. McCallum as a leader sculpts similarly...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: February/2013

Fontanelle: Vitamin F

Dave Carter | Jef Brown | Hans Treuber | Rex Ritter | Borg Norum | Skeriek | Paul Dickow | Andy Brown | Gentry Densley | Brian Foote

It's 10 years since Portland, Oregon's Fontanelle released an album, during which they've upgraded from ambient grooves to down and...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: February/2013

Winard Harper and Jeli Posse: Coexist

Sharel Cassity | Frank Wess | Michael Dease | Tadataka Unno | Jean Marie | John Lee | Stephen Porter | Alioune Faye | Mark Gross | Winard Harper

Drummer Winard Harper, a still young veteran, has led many groups over the years since starting out with Dexter Gordon,...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: February/2013

Gilad Atzmon and The Orient House Ensemble: Songs Of The Metropolis

Gilad Atzmon | Eddie Hick | Yaron Stavi | Frank Harrison

As Atzmon rightly reminds us, The Orient House Ensemble has kicked around longer than any other band of its kind...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2013

Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers: The Complete Concert at Club Saint Germain

Benny Golson | Lee Morgan | Jymie Merritt | Bobby Timmons | Art Blakey

Art Blakey always insisted that he never gave RCA permission to record this date. Whether or not this is true...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: February/2013

Jason Robinson: Tiresian Symmetry

Californian saxophonist-composer leads a nonet with an avant soundworld paying tribute to Ornette through Threadgill, Liberty Ellman is here plus...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2013

Lee Konitz: Enfant Terribles

Joey Baron | Bill Frisell | Lee Konitz | Gary Peacock

Lee Konitz's search for fresh paths through the American songbook has been decidedly hit-and-miss on recent releases. This 2011 live...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: February/2013