Bill Frisell/Thomas Morgan: Epistrophy

Bill Frisell | Thomas Morgan

Epistrophy picks up from the equally intimate Small Town; recorded live at the Village Vanguard, these are classic standards presented...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2019

Brad Mehldau: Finding Gabriel

Lois Martin | Charles Pillow | Gabriel Kahane | Sara Caswell | Noah Hofeld | Michael Thomas | Aaron Nevezie | Mark Guiliana | Chris Cheek | Ambrose Akinmusire

Finding Gabriel signals a radical departure from Mehldau's very recent recording projects, namely his stellar acoustic trio's Seymour Reads the...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2019

Areni Agbabian: Bloom

Carmen Staaf | Michael Formanek | Jef Williams

The Armenian native singer-songwriter-pianist, who's a sometime member of pianist Tigran Hamasyan's band, releases her debut for ECM in duo...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2019

John Surman/Jack DeJohnette: The Amazing Adventures of Simon Simon

Jack DeJohnette | John Surman

In the 1980s, Surman, DeJohnette and indeed ECM had grown to such iconic status that it's no surprise that then,...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: August/2019

Jon Hendricks/Lambert, Hendricks & Ross: Four Classic Albums

Two Hendricks solo albums (Fast Livin Blues and A Good Git-Together) and two by the vocalese trio catch Jon in...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2020

Various Artists: Music Is The Most Beautiful Language in the World – Yiddisher Jazz In London's East End 1920s-1950s

Leo Fuld | Max Bacon | Rita Marlowe | Stanley Laudan | Ambrose | Lew Stone | Johnny Franks

Uncovered from dusty old 78rpm discs, Music Is The Most Beautiful Language In The World is a highly amusing and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2019

Polly Gibbons: All I Can Do

Tamir Hendelman | Mark McLean | Polly Gibbons | Richie Goods | Paul Bollenback | James Pearson | Shedrick Mitchell

Recorded before an invited audience at NYC's Power Station Studios, this third Resonance release from Polly Gibbons is one of...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: July/2019

Bud Powell: The Genius of Bud Powell

Curley Russell | Max Roach | Bud Powell | Osie Johnson | George Duvivier | Buddy Rich | Ray Brown | Art Taylor

Living up to Jazz Images' reputation for beautifully produced and illustrated reissues, this set rather oddly combines lovely atmospheric photographs...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2019

Bill Laurance: Cables

Bill Laurance

Bill Laurance's first truly solo gigs this year included improvisations on the theme of Brexit, letting him catch that day's...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: July/2019

Eyolf Dale & André Roligheten: Departure

André Roligheten | Eyolf Dale

The Norwegian reeds/piano duo of Eyolf Dale and André Roligheten began in their mid-teens (as the successfully globetrotting Albatrosh), and...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: July/2019