Sean Foran and Stuart McCallum: Counterpart

Sean Foran | John Parker | Stuart McCallum | Sam Vicary

The gentle strengths of this collaboration are captured in the song titles: ‘Quiet Times’, ‘While The Trees Waltz’ and ‘Skydancer’....

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2019

Frank Sinatra: I've Got You Under My Skin

Early Sinatra comps (for copyright reasons) tended to focus on his big band days with Dorsey and James, but this...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2019

Rajna Swaminathan: Of Agency And Abstraction

A Vijay Iyer-mentored mrudangam (a barrel-shaped drum) player and vocalist debuts with her RAJAS ensemble and injects fresh rhythmic impetus...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2019

Andy LaVerne: Shangri-La

Pianist LaVerne's quintet screams quality in the free/hard bop tradition and includes a frontline of Jerry Bergonzi, Alex Spiagin, plus...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2019

Eivind Austad Trio: Northbound

Bowie might be the new Radiohead in terms of the contemporary jazz musician's pet rock band right now, but the...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2019

Gabriel Latchin Trio: The Moon And I

Drawing on modernists such as Cedar Walton, Bobby Timmons and Bill Evans, the upcoming young neo-traditionalist Latchin fronts his piano...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2019

The Way Ahead: Bells, Ghosts and Other Saints

This Scandinavian septet celebrates Albert Ayler with youthful vigour, their original compositions conveying much of his radical free-jazz spirit and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2019

Kendrick Scott Oracle: A Wall Becomes A Bridge

John Ellis | Mike Moreno | Kendrick Scott | Taylor Eigisti | Joe Sanders

Scott's 2015 debut We Are The Drum served notice of his ability as a composer-bandleader even though he had already...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2019

Shiroishi/Golia/Fujioka/Cline: Borasisi

Free collective improv with a pair of saxophones and a couple of drummers featuring on two tracks. The first is...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2019

Tubby Hayes Quartet: Grits, Beans and Greens: The Lost Fontana Studio Sessions 1969

Tubby Hayes | Mick Pyne | Ron Matthewson | Spike Wells

It's long been rumoured there was a Tubby Hayes quartet session recorded for the Fontana label sitting unreleased in Universal's...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2019