Oriole: Every New Day

Idris Rahman | Jonny Phillips | Ingrid Laubrock | Ben Davis | Adriano Adewale | Ruth Goller | Seb Rochford | Nick Ramm

Jonny Phillips' Oriole is one of the only surviving line-ups from the bands that made up the first flowerings of...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2012

Zhenya Strigalev: Smiling Organizm

Zhenya Strigalev | Liam Noble | Tim Lefebvre | Tim LeFebvre | Vitaly Golovnev | Larry Grenadier | Eric Harland

London-based Zhenya Strigalev has something of the spirit of the wild men of the bebop alto horn about his playing....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2012

Mary Halvorson Quintet: Bending Bridges

Ches Smith | Mary Halvorson | Jonathan Finlayson | John Hebert | Jon Irabagon

2010's Saturn Sings, the first quintet record from Brooklyn-based Mary Halvorson, was very good indeed but Bending Bridges is even...

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

Leverton Fox: The Human Arm

Tim Giles | Isambard Khroustaliov | Alex Bonney

This follow-up to the 2008 debut Country Dances extends Leverton Fox's conception of electro-acoustic improv that's heavy on real-time electronics....

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: June/2012

Marc Copland: Some More Love Songs

Jochen Rueckert | Marc Copland | Drew Gress

This is a follow-up to 2005's Some Love Songs by the same trio, which was welcomed by the late Keith...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2012

Fela Kuti: Live In Detroit 1986

Fela Kuti

Although there is always something special about the Nigerian icon's instantly identifiable Afrobeat – the ricochet of the shekere percussion,...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2012

Wes Montgomery: Echoes of Indiana Avenue

Melvin Rhyne | Mingo Jones | Earl Van Riper | Wes Montgomery | Sonny Johnson | Paul Parker | Monk Montgomery | Buddy Montgomery

These recently discovered tapes are a rare treat. Professionally remastered, they yield nearly an hour of early Wes Montgomery, demo-taped...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: June/2012

Henrik Jensen and Peter Ehwald: Jensen Ehwald

Peter Ehwald | Henrik Jensen

‘Spare’ and ‘contemplative’ are probably the best words to describe the first outing from the sax ‘n’ bass duo of...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: June/2012

John Taylor: Giulia's Thursdays

Palle Danielsson | John Taylor | Martin France

An album of Taylor interpretations of the late Carlo Rustichelli, father of Paolo R and a veteran composer for Italian...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2012

Jan Wouter Oostenrijk: Sharqi Blues

Alongside drummer Karim Ziad, this Dutch jazz-rock guitarist/leader crosses big beats with Arabic bellydance music and crankedup blues rock....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2012