Jasmine Lovell-Smith: Towering Poppies

This New Zealand-reared, now Canadianbased young soprano saxophonist's compositions for a pastoral-like jazz quintet have a rather wearily yearning feel...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2012

Admir Shkurtaj Trio: Gestures and Zoom

This pianist-harmonica player's trio (with cellist Redi Hasa and trombonist Giorgio Distante) reveals a playful, folky, part Balkan-influenced take on...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2012

Travis and Fripp: Follow

Theo Travis | Robert Fripp

More elegiac musings from a collaboration that grows richer with the years. But don't expect the ethereal musings of their...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2012

Richard Andersson: Intuition

Bill McHenry | RJ Miller | Jacob Anderskov | Richard Andersson

The raindrops on the front cover of Intuition reflect meteorological conditions in Denmark during 2011. These four musicians led by...

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

Jessica Pilnäs: Norma Deloris Egstrom: A Tribute To Peggy Lee

Mattias Ståhl | Jessica Pilnäs | Karl Olandersson | Fredrik Jonsson | Fleshquartet

The uniqueness of this terrific second CD from Swedish vocalist Jessica Pilnäs, a homage to the singer and songwriter Peggy...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: October/2012

Miles Davis

Miles Davis | Wynton Kelly | Jimmy Cobb | Paul Chambers | John Coltrane | Philly Joe Jones | Red Garland

Of these three Miles Davis albums, the 2-CD from Storyville must be seen as the most valuable because of the...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2012

John Coltrane: The 1961 Newport Set

Eric Dolphy | Art Davis | John Coltrane | Reggie Workman | McCoy Tyner | Elvin Jones

Coltrane may be gone these 45 years, but he's the gift that keeps on giving. In the space of one...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2012

Guillermo Klein Y Los Guachos: Carrera

Richard Nant | Bill McHenry | Ben Monder | Fernando Huergo | Taylor Haskins | Sandro Tomasi | Jeff Ballard | Diego Urcola | Chris Cheek | Guillermo Klein

It's 20 years now since Argentinian master musician Guillermo Klein formed Los Guachos at Berklee and today it is probably...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: October/2012

Courtney Pine: House of Legends

Mark Crown | Rod Youngs | Claude Deppa | Trevor Edwards | Natalie Taylor | Mario Canonge | Miles Danso | Ellen Blair | Robert Fordjour | Jenny Adejayan

Unquestionably one of the most joyous albums Pine has ever made, this is music to be listened to on several...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2012

Grant Geissman: Bop! Bang! Boom!

With Larry Carlton among the guests, the San Jose veteran blues-jazz guitarist looks back to when jazz was all about...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2012