Various Artists: Live from Band on the Wall

Bugge Wesseltoft | Gregory Porter

A cornerstone of Manchester's live music scene, this Band on the Wall fundraiser compilation presents 10 tracks recorded at the...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: February/2021

Kathrine Windfeld Big Band: Orca

Maj Berit Guassora | Viktor Sandström | Henrik Holst Hansen | Johannes Vaht | Kathrine Windfeld | Göran Abelli | André Jensen | André Bak | Claus Sørensen | Aske Drasbæk

The Danish pianist Kathrine Windfeld has a burgeoning reputation around Europe as both leader and composer. This is the third...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: February/2021

Junk Magic: Compass Confusion

David King | Craig Taborn | Mat Maneri | Erik Fratzke | Chris Speed

Sixteen years after his debut release as Junk Magic, pianist Craig Taborn returns with this remarkable follow-up, which continues his...

Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: February/2021

Ensemble 5: Luminescence

Experimental percussionist Heinz Geisser's ensemble's intensely conversational, atonally melodic dialogue – Naoki Kita's unconventional violin being the standout voice –...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2021

Aaron Burnett & The Big Machine: Jupiter Conjunct

Aaron Burnett | Joel Ross | Nick Jozwiak | Adam O'Farrill | Kush Abadey | Carlos Homs | Esperanza Spalding

With Jupiter namechecked as an inspiration and four tracks titled after the planet's moons, the influence of Sun Ra and...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: February/2021

Ohisashiburi: Reimagining The Beatles

Fabio Accardi | Gaetano Partipilo | Giuseppe Bassi | Jonathan Gee

For what it's worth (and that's really either next to nothing or absolutely nothing at all), I should confess that...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: February/2021

Dezron Douglas Brandee Younger: Force Majeure

Perhaps compiling a CD out of a Harlem-based bass-harp duo's various lockdown sessions is a step too far: there's not...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2021

Charlie Parker: Complete Bird In Sweden

Lennart Nilsson | Rolf Ericson | Eric Nilsson | Jack Noren | Rowland Greenberg | Gosta Theselius | Folke Holst | Charlie Parker | Thore Jederby

This was one of the earliest bootleg albums of live Parker, appearing in the early 1960s and preceded only by...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: February/2021

Prévost/Lucas/Kordík: High Laver Reflections

Daniel Kordík | Eddie Prévost | Edward Lucas

In recent years, it's not been too unusual to catch Eddie Prévost at the drum kit, reconnecting with his roots...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: February/2021

Sigurd & Brundin: Chet Baker Land

This Swedish vocal duo pay a warm and clearly heartfelt tribute to Chet Baker's vocal heyday with interpretations of songs...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2021