Richard Sussman Quintet: Continuum

Jesper Bodilsen | Anders Thorén | Espen Berg | Seamus Blake | Hayden Powell

Not one to rush into follow-ups, this is Sussman's second studio release after 1978's Free Fall. Despite the hiatus, certain...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2019

Kurt Elling: 1619 Broadway-The Brill Building Project

Laurence Hobgood | John McLean | Clark Sommers | Ernie Watts | Kendrick Scott | Kurt Elling

Stunning arrangements, bold reharmonisations, electrifying technical prowess. Yes, it's the latest slice of musical magic from Kurt Elling. Paying homage...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: November/2012

Bettye LaVette: Thankful N' Thoughtful

Bettye LaVette

Featuring the brilliant production of Craig Street, Thankful N' Thoughtful marks 50 years in music for the Detroit-reared R&B legend...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: November/2012

Stan Getz: Stan Getz at Nalen

Stan Getz | Jan Johansson | William Schiøpffe | Daniel Jordan

These two albums are of a piece, the Riverside release documenting Getz's November 1959 appearance at Stockholm's Nalen ballroom and...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2012

The Second Approach Trio: Pandora's Pitcher

A prolific, quirkily avant garde Russian trio led by the pianist-composer Andrei Razin, looks to east European folk music, classical...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2012

Philippe Petrucciani: Este Mundo

The writing of guitarist Philippe, brother of the great Michel, with Flora Purim-influenced singer Nathalie Blanc, has the Brazilian bossa...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2012

Dunietz, Edwards and Noble: Cousin It

Steve Noble | Maya Dunietz | John Edwards

This piano trio's debut teams one of London's busiest and longest-standing out-jazz rhythm sections, Edwards and Noble, with 31-year old...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2012

Meshell Ndegeocello: Pour une âme souveraine - a dedication to Nina Simone

Chris Bruce | Jebin Bruni | Meshell Ndegeocello | Deantoni Parks

Meshell Ndegeocello's tenth studio album, Pour une âme souveraine (‘For a sovereign soul’) features 14 astonishingly creative arrangements of songs...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: November/2012

Scott Robinson Doctette: Bronze Nemesis

The world of pulp novel fictional character Doc Savage expressed in music by the US saxophonist Scott Robinson, a quirky...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2012

Dominic J Marshall Trio: Icaros

Dominic J Marshall | Kaspars Kurdeko | Tobias Nijboer

The front cover could have been stolen from a Santana record and the liner notes reference Amazonian shamans, but Icaros...

Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: November/2012