Chris Montague: Warmer Than Blood

Ruth Goller | Kit Downes | Chris Montague

While Kit Downes' Mercury-nominated debut as a leader, Golden, directly followed his 2009 start with Troyka, the latter's guitarist Chris...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: July/2020

stillefelt

Percy Pursglove | Chris Mapp | Thomas Seminar Ford

A single live recording sliced into six tracks, stillefelt appears to gut itself of rules, such as structure, so as...

Reviewed by Debra Richards in issue: July/2020

Gabor Lesko: Fingerfusion Project

Eric Marienthal | Jimmy Haslip | Gabor Lesko | Chad Wackerman | Oscar Trabucchi | Andra Cocilovo | Mario Guarini | Simon Phillips

Lesko's sweetwinged fingers go further down the prog route with this exuberant release. Well, it could hardly be less than...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2020

Joe McPhee/Dave Rempis/Tomeka Reid/Brandon Lopez/Paal Nilssen-Love: Of Things Beyond Thule Volume 2

Tomeka Reid | Joe McPhee | Brandon Lopez | Paal Nilssen-Love | Dave Rempis

Recorded live at The Hungry Brain in Chicago, this stonking set captures an inter-generational quintet of impeccable pedigree with ideas...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: July/2020

Luciana Souza: Storytellers

Olivier Peters | Rob Bruynen | Karolina Strassmayer | Wim Both | Vince Mendoza | Johan Hörlen | John Marshall | Jens Neufang | Paul Heller | Hans Dekker

The São Paulo-born, LA-based, vocalist Luciana Souza's new collaboration with esteemed Grammy-winning arranger Vince Mendoza and the WDR big band...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2020

John Law's Congregation: Configuration

James Mainwaring | John Law | Billy Weir | Ashley John Long

The British pianist John Law's wide-ranging idiomatic skillset has seen him continually engage with classical concert music through jazz improv...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2020

Arturo O'Farrill and The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra: Four Questions

Kajiwara Tokunori | Ricardo Rodriguez | Jeremy Powell | Peter Brainin | DJ Logic | Roland Guerrero | Dr Cornel West | Tony Rosa | David DeJesus | Jim Seeley

“We must pay tribute to the jazz greats like Coltrane, Holiday, Mingus, The Art Ensemble of Chicago, and carry on...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: July/2020

Trevor Watts: The Lockdown Solos

Trevor Watts

Trevor Watts shows his jazz roots are still a major part of his playing as he storms through this powerful...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: July/2020

Adam Teixeira: Group Field EP

An engaging five-track EP by a leader-percussionist/sax/keys trio with one foot in folkloric music from India/Africa and the other in...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2020

Peggy Lee: Ultimate Peggy Lee

Peggy Lee

Released in tandem with Peggy Lee Decca Rarities, this is part of the Lee estate's year-long centenary tribute to this...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2020