Jochen Rueckert: Somewhere Meeting Nobody

An elegant quartet led by young Germanborn drummer featuring saxophonist Mark Turner, guitarist Brad Shepik and bassist Matt Penman....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2012

Rob Garcia 4: The Drop and the Ocean

Fresh sounds via the Brooklyn underground from a drummer-composer who pushes the boundaries of lyricism in a post-M-BASE contemporary jazz...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2012

Girls In Airports: Migration

George Kontrafouris | Adam Nussbaum | Jiannis Pavlidis

A young Danish quintet looks to middleeastern and African music as a base for their melody-driven jazz mix of originals....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2013

Marion Brown: Geechee Recollections/Sweet Earth Flying

Marion Brown | William Malone | Steve McCall | Jumma Santos | Wadaa Leo Smith | Kobena Adzenyah | Bill Hasson | James Jefferson | Paul Bley | Muhal Richard Abrams

A one time protégé of Archie Shepp, to whom he duly dedicated his Impulse! debut, Marion Brown was nonetheless an...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: February/2012

Chico Hamilton: El Chico/The Further Adventures Of El Chico

Though he had been prominent on the LA scene since the late-1940s, it was as the original drummer with Gerry...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: February/2012

Wellstone Conspiracy: Humble Origins

Seattle lite pianist-composer Bill Anschell leads an unexceptional blowing quartet session....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2012

Greg Burk Trio: The Path Here

Formerly Boston, now Rome-based pianist with wide-ranging tastes cutting across classical and blues-gospel jazz in an engaging trio set....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2012

Usonic: Evolution

Joe Dyson | Robert Glasper | Jonathan Kreisberg | Keyon Harrold | Jonathan Blake | John Ellis | Joe Lovano | Dr Lonnie Smith

There is no doubt that the musicians of Usonic can play: they were nominated in the best jazz act category...

Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: April/2016

Sergio Mendes: Original Albums Series

Five original albums in a boxed digipak, with enough of Mendes’ reputationmaking bossa fusion sounds to satisfy most collections....

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2012

Alice Coltrane: Universal Consciousness/Lord Of Lords

Rashied Ali | Julius Brand | Jimmy Garrison | John Kalisch | Leroy Jenkins | John Blair | Tulsi | Alice Coltrane | Charlie Haden | Clifford Jarvis

Alice ‘Turiyasangitananda’ Coltrane's two great spiritual albums Universal Consciousness and Lord Of Lords form this latest addition to Impulse! Records...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: February/2012