Herb Ellis: Softly But With That Feeling/Thank You Charlie Christian

Harry Babasi | Victor Feldman | Kenny Hume | Leroy Vinnegar | Herb Ellis | Frank Strazzeri | Chuck Berghofer | Ronnie Zito

Ellis, who died only two years ago, aged 88, is best remembered for his effective stint with the Oscar Peterson...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: June/2012

Alex Hutton Trio: Legentis

Keith Thompson | Heidi Vogel | Asaf Sirkis | Alex Hutton | Yuri Goloubev | Jim Rattigan

Alongside vocalist Kate Winter, the pianist Alex Hutton has been co-hosting the unpretentious Jazz Show on local p station Hayes...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2012

Manu Dibango: Past Present Future

Manu Dibango

A forward-in-all-directions effort from the masterly Manu Dibango, who at 78 is still committed to trying out new ideas, still...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2012

Ergo: If Not Inertia

Mary Halvorson | Brett Sroka | Sebastian Kruger | Sam Harris | Shawn Baltazor

Trombonist Brett Sroka may be an Ellington freak but he is also a film composer and a member of psych...

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

The Filthy Six: The Fox

Harold Land | Elmo Hope | Leon Petties | Martin Banks | Frank Butler | Dupree Bolton | Herbie Lewis | Clarence Jones | Amos Trice

Led by trumpeter Nick Etwell, these slinky retro groovesters, featuring B3-er Pete Whitaker, work within very stylistic confines of funk-soaked...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2012

Kate Dimbleby and Nadia Sheriff: Beware of Young Girls

The folky singer Dimbleby and pianist Sheriff set out on an intimate exploration of the songs of the recently departed...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2012

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers: Legends Live/Sangerhalle, Unterturkheim

David Schnitter | James Williams | Dennis Irwin | Bobby Watson | Valery Ponomarev | Art Blakey

From the outset, The Jazz Messengers were a rolling success which, despite numerous personnel changes, retained both its original spirit...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: June/2012

Adam Fairhall: The Imaginary Delta

Steve Chadwick | Gaz Hughes | Chris Bridges | Tim Fairhall | James Allsopp | Adam Fairhall | Paul J. Rogers

The blues is, of course, a phantom presence in a lot of jazz, but it's rarely summoned as explicitly or...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: June/2012

Gerry Mulligan Sextet: Legends Live/Liederhalle, Stuttgart

Roy McCurdy | Nat Adderley | Cannonball Adderley | Victor Gaskin | Joe Zawinul

Whereas, the BBC systematically wiped the tapes of so many vital broadcasts, over on the continent numerous radio stations took...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: June/2012

Southbound

Jon Ormston | Tom Taylor | Jack Davies | Rob Cope

This trio of releases from 26-year-old trumpeter-and-more Jack Davies constitute an impressive calling card. Davies won the Deutsche Bank award...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: June/2012