Eric Reed Quartet: Everybody Gets The Blues

McClenty Hunter | Tim Green | Mike Gurrola | Eric Reed

Reed writes eloquently and touchingly about his religious faith in his lengthy album essay. The son and grandson of devout...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2019

Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band: Antidote

Steve Davis | Marcus Gilmore | Carlitos Del Puerto | Nino de los Reys | Chick Corea | Gayle Moran Corea | Michael Rodriguez | Maria Bianca | Rubén Blades | Jorge Prado

There's no shortage of compositions – not least ‘Spain’ – or albums by Chick Corea that reflect his love of...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2019

June Christy/Stan Kenton: The June Christy/Stan Kenton Collection 1945-55

The core of this collection is the five years Christy spent as Kenton's main vocalist from 1945-50, including the majority...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2019

William Parker In Order To Survive: Live/Shapeshifter

Rob Brown | Cooper-Moore | William Parker | Hamid Drake

Formed in the early 1990s, Parker's In Order To Survive can stake a rightful claim to be one of the...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2019

Scott Hamilton Quartet: Danish Ballads… & More

Kristian Leth | Hans Backenroth | Scott Hamilton | Jan Lundgren

Having previously recorded an album for Stunt that concentrated on Swedish ballads, Hamilton now shifts his attention to 10 more...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2019

Anders Jormin: Poems For Orchestra

Bassist Jormin, a distinguished sideman, writes for an expanded ensemble featuring Japanese koto, Swedish-language vocals and the Bohuslän big-band. The...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2019

Various Artists: If You're Not Part Of The Solution

Johnny Lytle | Johnny Hammond Smith | Clifford Jordan Quartet | Harold Vick | Eddie Jeferson | Joe Henderson | Gary Bartz

Subtitled ‘Soul, politics and spirituality in jazz’, this excellent compilation from the greatly experienced archivist Dean Rudland presents an engaging...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2019

Pokaz Trio: Kintsugi

This energetically grooving contemporary Ukrainian piano trio tie together rhapsodic classical and Slavic folk melodies with contemporary beats and a...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2019

Mary Stallings: Songs Were Made to Sing

Mary Stallings | Joe Farnsworth | Vincent Herring | David Williams | Daniel Sadownick | David Hazeltine | Eddie Henderson

A celebration of a lifetime in jazz (including stints with Cal Tjader, Billy Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie and the Count Basie...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: September/2019

Frankie Newton: The Frankie Newton Collection 1929-46

Sometimes more celebrated for his left-wing politics than his fine playing, this 3CD shows why Newton was so highly regarded...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2019