Various Artists: Spiritual Jazz: Esoteric, modal and deep European jazz 1960-78

Michael Garrick | Heikki Sarmanto | Dusko Goykovich | Hans Dulfer | Ptaszyn Wroblewski | Nicolai Gromin | Erich Kleinschuster | Albert Mangelsdorff | Barney Wilen | Pedro Iturralde

Much free jazz has a transcendent quality that might be described as spiritual, but jazz can also be spiritual in...

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

Miles Davis: The Complete Recordings 1945-1960

Miles Davis | Gil Evans | Charlie Parker

The star-rating is averaged between five (music) and one (presentation), and there's so much marvellous stuff here, from ‘Now's The...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: April/2012

Dave Brubeck Quartet With Carmen McRae: Tonight Only!

Joe Morello | Paul Desmond | Carmen McRae | Eugene Wright | Dave Brubeck

Dave Brubeck could never be accused of not taking risks – just check out his discography to confirm this. Many...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: April/2012

Lighthouse Trio: Lighthouse

Asaf Sirkis | Markus Reuter | Mark Wingfield

From the hand-stopped inside piano ostinato and urban percussion opening of the first cut ‘Space Junk’, it is evident that...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2018

Oscar Peterson: Plays the Jimmy McHugh Songbook

The Brown/Thigpen version of the trio investigates the work of the great Irish-American songwriter, and shorn of lyrics focuses on...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2012

Bob Brookmeyer: Street Swingers

Showcases for Brookmeyer on both trombone and piano backed by guitarists Jim Hall and Jimmy Raney – great textures, and...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2012

Michael White: Spirit Dance/Pneuma

Ray Drummond | Baba Omson | Wanika King | Kenneth Nash | Michael White | Ed Kelly | Joyce Walker | Leola Sharper | Makeda King | Faye Kelly

Known for his work with saxophonist John Handy, White could largely be seen as a forward thinking 1960s violinist who,...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2012

Matt Baker: Underground

Jeremy Pelt | Gregory Hutchinson | Matt Baker | Dayna Stephens | Joe Sanders

Matt Baker is one of the most respected and versatile pianist-composers yet to come out of Australia. Classically trained, he's...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: April/2012

Duke Ellington: Treasury Shows Vol.15

By 1943 the Blanton/Webster band became the Raglin/Sears line-up, and the recording ban made these broadcasts the best record of...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2012

Tore Brunborg/Kirsti Huke: Scent of Soil

Tore Brunborg | Rune Nergaard | Petter Vågan | Gard Nilssen | Kirsti Huke

The material on this album was debuted at the 2010 Vossa Jazz Festival as a result of a festival commission....

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2012