Rosie Turton: Rosie Turton's 5ive

Johanna Burnheart | Rosie Turton | Ben Hayes | Maria Chiara Argirò | Luke Newman | Jake Long | Twm Dylan

Jazz re:freshed have established themselves as one of the engine rooms of the London scene in recent years. Through their...

Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: March/2019

Dave O'Higgins Trio + Max Ionata: Tenors Of Our Time

Max Ionata | Ross Stanley | Luca Santaniello | Dave O'Higgins

O’Higgins is, of course, no stranger to the double tenor frontline: his two outings with Eric Alexander were formidable, with...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2019

Dave Douglas: Uplift: Twelve Pieces for Positive Action

Julian Lage | Mary Halvorson | Bill Laswell | Ian Chang | Joe Lovano | Dave Douglas

Last year Douglas and pals released an album a month, each with a different theme: voting rights, racial equality, women’s...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2019

Duke Ellington: All American in Jazz + Midnight in Paris

This is a clone of the Essential Jazz Classics reissue of the same two albums reviewed in this column in...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2019

John Coltrane: Giant Steps

An expanded edition of the Atlantic album, this also includes Prestige’s 1958 Settin’ The Pace. if you don’t have these...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2019

Mats Eilertsen: And Then Comes The Night

Mats Eilertsen | Thomas Strønen | Harmen Fraanje

The 43-year-old Norwegian bassist Mats Eilertsen is one of the most experienced, go-to musicians of his generation, having worked with...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2019

Chet Baker: Chet Baker Big Band

Norman Faye | Bob Graf | Peter Littman | Fred Watress | Jimmy Bond | Phil Urso | Chet Baker | Bud Shank | Art Pepper | Bill Hood

These tracks – essentially by two different sized groups, one of nine and one of 11 musicians – presented Chet...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2019

Michael Naura Quartett: Call

Back in 1971 the sound of the Fender Rhodes with slightly distorted vibes wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but in...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2019

Joe McPhee & Mats Gustafsson: Brace For Impact

Joe McPhee | Mats Gustafsson

Throughout a career lasting half a century, Joe McPhee has explored a multiplicity of strategies for improvisation – from original...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: March/2019

Various Artists: Live at the Little Gem Saloon

Kevin Morris | Kermit Ruffins | Dr. Michael White | Gerald Watkins | Shelley Spruill II | Ronald Markham | Devone Allison | Jameson Ledonio | Jason Marsalis | Irvin Mayfield

Basin Street Records have documented the distinctive flavours of New Orleans jazz since 1997. The label celebrated its 20th anniversary...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: March/2019