Ralph Towner/Gary Burton: Matchbook

Gary Burton | Ralph Towner

Gary Burton's duets with Chick Corea that garnered four Grammy awards over the years tend to blot out the light...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2019

Louis Sclavis Quintet: Rouge

François Raulin | Bruno Chevillon | Louis Sclavis | Dominique Pifarély | Christian Ville

I don't know what the Frenchman's inspiration for the title of this recording was – Rouge (Red) – but there's...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: June/2019

Daniel Garcia Trio: Travesuras

Mentored by Danilo Pérez, the Spanish pianist-composer Garcia's trio brings ferocious technique to an otherwise pretty unremarkable blend of homegrown...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2019

Airto: Promises of the Sun

Novelli | Hugo Fatturoso | Airto Moreira | Raul De Souza | The Singing Snakes | Raul de Souza | Milton Nascimento | Toninho Horta

History pulses from this 3CD set, a 1970s talent-fest mind-boggling in scope and as fresh and relevant as it ever...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2019

Airto: Free

Burt Collins | Garnett Brown | Alan Rubin | Airto Moreira | Keith Jarrett | Chick Corea | Joe Farrell | Stan Clarke | Ron Carter | Mel Davis

History pulses from this 3CD set, a 1970s talent-fest mind-boggling in scope and as fresh and relevant as it ever...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2019

Alicia Olatuja: Intuition: Songs From The Minds Of Women

Ulysses Owens | Tommy Pancy | Markus Howell | Ben Williams | Alicia Olatuja | Sullivan Fortner | Billy Childs | Etienne Charles | Jeremy Pelt | John Cowherd

Vocalist Olatuja was a standout performer on pianist-arranger Billy Childs' acclaimed Laura Nyro tribute Map To The Treasure, but this...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2019

Tony Buck & Massimo Pupillo: Unseen

A duo comprised of The Necks' drummer and the bassist from Rome jazz-noise band Zu (here, also on electronics) deliver...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2019

Fragments

Adam Fairhall | Johnny Hunter | Seth Bennett

Manchester pianist Adam Fairhall, a core member of Matthew Halsall's Gondwana circle and saxophonist Nat Birchall's groups, is a one-off...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: June/2019

Iro Haarla, Ulf Krofors & Barry Altschul: Around Again

Barry Altschul | Iro Haarla | Ulf Krofors

Welcome to Haarla's re-visioning of some of Carla Bley's finest compositions. And who better to take on such a task....

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2019

Laurence Hobgood: Tesseterra

Corin Lee | Laurence Hobgood | Dorothy Lawson | Kip Jones | Jared Schonig | Ralph Harris | Matthew Clohesy

‘Third stream nouveau’ they're calling Tesseterra – though main man Laurence Hobgood both willingly owns and gently resists that appellation...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: May/2019