Shahbaz Hussain & Helen Anahita Wilson: Diwan

Shahbaz Hussain | Helen Anahita Wilson

Inspired, often off-the-cuff stuff from two musicians whose pairing, unlikely on paper, makes perfect sense on a debut that deftly...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: September/2019

Wes Montgomery: The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery

Joe Gordon | Percy Heath | Melvin Rhyne | Harold Land | Albert ‘Tootie’ Heath | Wes Montgomery | Paul Parker | Monk Montgomery | Sam Jones | Barry Harris

This wasn't, of course, Montgomery's debut album – he'd already taped sets for Pacific Jazz in the co-led Montgomery Brothers...

Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: September/2019

Christian Meaas Svendsen with Nakama and Rinzai Zen Center Oslo: New Rituals Nakama

Alongside a booklet eloquently detailing his interactions with Zen Buddhism, Norwegian bassist Svendsen re-contextualises sutra-based chants for choir/acoustic instruments across...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2019

Daniel Carter/Julian Priester/David Haney/Adam Lane/Reggie Sylvester: Live Constructions Volume 2

On the second in a pair of post-Loft scene sessions, this in-the-moment DIY alt-improv ensemble takes an offbeat, elliptical approach...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2019

Duke Ellington/Charles Mingus/Max Roach: Money Jungle

Max Roach | Charles Mingus | Duke Ellington

One of the great albums, this issue takes the original United Artists release and adds four alternate takes, giving us...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2020

Whit Dickey Tao Quartets: Peace Planet/Box Of Light

Matthew Shipp | Rob Brown | Whit Dickey | William Parker | Steve Swell | Michael Bisio

Drummer-composer Dickey has been part of the tight circle of New York-based players that includes Matthew Shipp, William Parker and...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2019

Mette Rasmusen & Chris Corsano: A View Of The Moon (From The Sun)

Chris Corsano | Mette Rasmussen

Danish saxophonist Mette Rasmussen and US drummer Chris Corsano have already recorded together a couple of times – on their...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: September/2019

Hank Crawford: Three Classic Albums Plus

This set – with some of the subject's best playing – collects three of Crawford's own albums and his feature...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2019

Bennie Maupin: The Jewel In The Lotus

Billy Hart | Buster Williams | Herbie Hancock | Bennie Maupin | Bill Summers | Freddie Waits | Charles Sullivan

Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi sextet, later a septet with the addition of Patrick Gleeson and his Moog synth, put out three...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2019

Edinar Castaneda & Grégoire Maret: Harp vs. Harp

Harpist Castaneda meets harmonica player Maret. Both are exciting individualists, yet these Latin folk-blues-fused recordings only flicker with interest, steering...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2019