Stan Getz: Getz At The Gate

Steve Kuhn | Stan Getz | Roy Haynes | John Neves

The discovery of an unissued live set, recorded 58 years ago by Verve at a venue it was using sporadically,...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2019

‘Blue’ Gene Tyranny: Out Of The Blue

Kathy Morton | Lynne Morrow | Peter Gordon | Jane Sharp | Gene Tyranny | Patrice Manget | Steve Bartek | Maggie Payne

A cat-flap view of the curiously privileged world of Californian new musics, composed in and listened to largely by a...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: September/2019

Ralph Towner: Diary

Ralph Towner

This is not, I think, the first time Ralph Towner's 1974 ECM album has been reissued: does that make it...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: September/2019

Whit Dickey/Kirk Knuffke: Drone Dream

The Brooklyn duo of drummer Dickey and melodically adaptable trumpeter Knuffke complement each other superbly during this stimulating, yet uncluttered...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2019

Sarah Vaughan: Lover Man

These 21 tracks by Sarah are basically juvenilia, from 1944-1950, and while Sarah already shows signs of the artist she...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2019

Gary Peacock: Guamba

Jan Garbarek | Gary Peacock | Palle Mikkelborg | Peter Erskine

As with any record label of a certain reputation, ECM became adept at putting together unusual combinations of its star...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: September/2019

Dave Holland Trio: Triplicate

Dave Holland | Jack DeJohnette | Steve Coleman

Triplicate was the most pared-down of the five ECM recordings made under the great Brit bassist's name that featured a...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2019

Laura Zakian: Minor Moments

In collaboration with young vibraphonist Martin Pyne, London-based vocalist Laura Zakian delivers her own heartfelt melancholy-infused songs on this five-track...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2019

Anthony Braxton: Quartet (Dortmund), 1976

Dave Holland | Anthony Braxton | George Lewis | Barry Altschul

Braxton has had so many notable bands in his lengthy career that it is difficult to single out a particular...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2019

Keith Jarrett: At The Blue Note: The Complete Recordings III

Keith Jarrett | Gary Peacock | Jack DeJohnette

Originally released as a part of At The Blue Note, an expensive 6CD box set released in 1995 that went...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2019