Preston Glasgow Lowe: Something About Rainbows

David Preston | Kevin Glasgow | Laurie Lowe

It says something about the progressive musical times we live in that Preston Glasgow Lowe have been a regular fixture...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: Feb/2019

Milford Graves: Bäbi

Hugh Glover | Arthur Doyle | Milford Graves

Originally released in 1977 on Institute of Percussive Studies, the label founded by Graves and fellow free-jazz drummer Andrew Cyrille,...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: Feb/2019

Marc Ribot: Songs of Resistance 1942-2018

Ohene Cornelius | Steve Earle | Rea Dubach | Roy Nathanson | Erik Friedlander | Ches Smith | Tift Merritt | Tony Garnier | Curtis Fowlkes | Justin Vivian Bond

Trump is beyond satire and shame, making artistic opposition seem hopeless. Social media’s intimate propaganda walls up minds that might...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: Feb/2019

Frank Kimbrough Quartet: Monk's Dreams: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Sphere Monk

Rufus Reid | Billy Drummond | Frank Kimbrough | Scott Robinson

This fascinating project brings together four extremely versatile musicians and all 70 known pieces of Monk magic, from the much-celebrated...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: Feb/2019

Reggie Washington: Vintage New Acoustic

Bobby Sparks | Reggie Washington | Ulrich ‘Yul’ Edorh | Fabrice Alleman | E.J. Strickland

Ooh, I love a good jazz oxymoron, and the combination of ‘Vintage New’ in the title of this disc from...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: Feb/2019

Jorge Rossy Vibes Quintet: Beyond Sunday

The Catalonian-born Jorge Rossy is best known as the original drummer from Brad Mehldau’s trio, but his swing-based vibraphone on...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Feb/2019

Charlie Parker & Miles Davis: Bluebird: Legendary Savoy Recordings

Curley Russell | Tommy Potter | Max Roach | Bud Powell | Nelson Boyd | Miles Davis | Charlie Parker | John Lewis | Duke Jordan | Dizzy Gillespie

It’s only three years since the same label brought out a 2CD set of the complete Savoy master takes (EJC55676,...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: Feb/2019

Marcus Strickland Twi-Life: People Of The Sun

Kyle Miles | Charles Haynes | Greg Tate | Akie Bermiss | Mitch Henry | Pharoah Monch | Marcus Strickland

The intermittent superhero theme as well as underlying statement of African-American identity of this album is fitting in the year...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: Feb/2019

Steve Noble/Adrian Northover/Daniel Thompson: Ag

This London-based experimental trio performs three wholly spontaneous numbers live at Waterloo’s IKLECTIK venue, combining intense three-way punctuation with percussive...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Feb/2019

Orkestra Eustoria: HyperGiant Hi-Fi

The NY-based saxophonist Peter Sparacino’s Orkestra Eustoria is a small ensemble that makes a large noise; on a self-released new...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Feb/2019