Jared Gold: Golden Child

Quincy Davis | Ed, Cherry | Jared Gold

Most of Posi-Tone's recent releases have comprised what were probably leftovers from unissued 2009 sessions featuring mostly saxophone players that...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: September/2012

Eddie ‘Lockjaw’ Davis & Johnny Griffin Quintet: Griff & Lock - The Complete Studio Recordings 1960-1961

Larry Gales | Junior Mance | Eddie ‘Lockjaw’ Davis | Ben Riley | Johnny Griffin

If author Damon Runyon had ever turned his pen to the jazz community, not only would he have probably conjured...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: September/2012

Bruce Forman Trio: Formanism

A Californian Wes Montgomery-influenced bop guitar veteran in full lyrical flow here on mainly originals, with a trio favouring warm,...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2012

Domancich/Avenel/Goubert featuring Dave Liebman: Free 4

Jean-Jacques Avenel | Dave Liebman | Simon Goubert | Sophia Domancich

Simon Goubert and Sophia Domancich made strong impressions when they played at Elton Dean's benefit a few years ago. These...

Reviewed by Duncan Heining in issue: September/2012

Rich Hailey 4: Back from Beyond

A saxophonist-composer from Portland influenced by the blues holler and free jazz of the ensembles of Sun Ra and Mingus...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2012

The Country: Black/Blue Hearts

You won't find much predictable about this elusive Swedish quintet (featuring saxophonist Fredrik Nordström) and their pensive take on contemporary...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2012

Christian Scott: Christian aTunde Adjuah

Louis Fouche IIII | Lawrence Fields | Kenneth Whalum III | Kris Funn | Christian Scott | Matthew Stevens | Corey King | Jamire Williams

Trumpeter Christian Scott's new album Christian aTunde Adjuah is not only the title of his new 2-CD set but also...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2012

Junior Mance: The Junior Mance Trio

Larry Gales | Bobby Thomas | Jimmy Rowser | Paul Gusman | Junior Mance | Ben Tucker | Ben Riley

A largely forgotten development of the late-1950s and early-60s was the use of the conventional piano trio in a distinctly...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: September/2012

Albare iTD: Long Way

Hendrik Meurkens | Albert Dadon | George Garzone | Evripides Evripidou | Antonio Sánchez | Leo Genovese

Albare comes from the French pronunciation of Albert, the guitarist/leader's first name, and iTD from ‘International Travel Diary’ to represent...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2012

Urs Leimgruber, Jacques Demierre, Barre Phillips: Montreuil

No matter how hard one tries to be systematic and objective as a critic, at some level subjectivity intrudes. I...

Reviewed by Duncan Heining in issue: October/2012