Guy Lafitte: And His Quartette & Quintette

The great French tenorist on fine form in 1954-56 in small groups featuring the vibes player Geo Daly, who offers...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2018

Bokanté and Metropole Orkest: What Heat

An epic union of myriad global influences involving the effective talents of Snarky Puppy, one of whom, Michael League, leads...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2018

Album Interview: Soft Machine: Hidden Details

John Etheridge | Theo Travis | John Marshall | Roy Babbington | Nick Utteridge

The loss of Jon Hiseman inevitably hangs over Hidden Details, but there could be no more fitting tribute to his...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2018

Arve Henriksen: The Height Of The Reeds

Jan Bang | Eivind Aarset | Jez riley French | Justin Doyle | Arve Henriksen

This music, jointly composed by ethereally beguiling Norwegian trumpeter Arve Henriksen with his celebrated compatriots Eivind Aarset (effects guitar) and...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: October/2018

Daniel Carter/Hilliard Greene/David Haney: Live Constructions

Not only playing together for the first time, but also not knowing what the hell they're going to play, free...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2018

Stefon Harris + Blackout: Sonic Creed

Felix Peikli | Corey Benjamin | Joseph Doubleday | James Francies | Stefon Harris | Mike Moreno | Joshua Crumbly | Jean Baylor | Pedro Martinez | Daniel Frankhuizen

Vibraphonist Harris, a musician whose discography includes impressive albums for Blue Note, above all 2003's ambitious The Grand Unification Theory,...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2018

Shakers n' Bakers: Heart Love

Joe Fielder | Jamie Saft | Jeff Lederer | Mary LaRose | Kirk Knuffke | Alison Miller | Lisa Parrott | Miles Griffith | Chris Lightcap | Steven Bernstein

Saxophonist Jeff Lederer's celebrations of Albert Ayler's legacy continue with a CD dedicated to Ayler's song and those of Mary...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: October/2018

JD Allen: Lovestone

Liberty Ellman | Rudy Royston | JD Allen | Gregg August

This is JD's seventh album for Savant and, as on the previous release Radio Flyer, the trio has become a...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: October/2018

Freddy Cole: My Mood Is You

Freddy Cole | Randy Napoleon | John di Martino | Quentin Baxter | Joel Frahm | Elias Bailey

Aged 86 and a three-time Grammy nominee, on the Carl Sigman penned album opener and title-track Freddy Cole effortlessly highlights...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: October/2018

Elliott Sharp Carbon: Transmigration At The Solar Max

Bobby Previte | Elliott Sharp | Zeena Parkins

Sharp's Carbon remains among his more challenging line-ups, principally through the presence of Parkins. Draped in pedals and effects, her...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2018