Wadada Leo Smith/Sabu Toyozumi: Burning Meditation

Wadada Leo Smith | Sabu Toyozumi

Smith has been a superlative duo partner over time – with Anthony Braxton, Marion Brown and Vijay Iyer among others–...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2019

Simon Thacker's Svara-Kanti: Trikala

Recorded in Scotland and India over a period of three years, the classical guitarist Simon Thacker brings together a broad...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2019

Michel Petrucciani Trio: One Night in Karlsruhe

Michel Petrucciani | Gary Peacock | Roy Haynes

Very gratifying to find new unreleased Petrucciani, in this case from a concert taped by South German radio that’s a...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: March/2019

Art Van Damme: Ecstasy

The great accordionist is the latest artist in the revitalised MPS archive to have his work re-released, in this package...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2019

Mark Allaway/Malcolm Ball/Paul Downing: Free Trio

An experienced British composer working in film and TV, saxophonist Allaway is also a dedicated jazz-head, as he shows in...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2019

Gerry Mulligan: I Want To Live!

This features Mulligan’s sextet from the film scored by Johnny Mandel (with three of Mandel’s own orchestral cues also included)....

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2019

Howard Riley: Live In The USA

Howard Riley

The status of a veteran creeps up on you unsuspected, but Riley (now 76) has more than earned such a...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: March/2019

Karin Krog and Georgie Fame: On A Misty Night

Georgie Fame | Husby Orchestra | Karin Krog

We have the great Karin Krog to thank for this exceptional collection of Tadd Dameron songs seeing the light of...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2019

Various Artists: Jazz Trumpet: Four Classic Albums

Joe Gordon | Doug Watkins | Scott La Faro | Charli Persip | Johnny Coles | Booker Little | Peck Morrison | Jimmy Bond | Jimmy Woods | Roy Haynes

On the face of things this latest Avid collection might seem a bit of a grab bag, united only by...

Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: March/2019

Que Vola: Que Vola?

Bruno Ruder | Hugues Mayot | Fidel Fourneyron | Aymeric Avice | Ramon Tamayo Martinez | Adonis Panter Calderon | Thibaud Soulas | Barbaro Crespo Richard | Elie Duris | Benjamin Dousteyssier

Que Vola is a French-Cuban septet that evolved in Havana after French trombonist Fidel Fourneyman pitched up seeking inspiration and...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2019