Jack Sels: Minor Works

An anthology by one of Belgium's most accomplished saxophonists whose death in 1970 aged just 48 means his surviving corpus...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2018

Natural Causes: Spoons

The Norwich-based trumpeter Chris Dowding and singer-songwriter Hugh Nankivell quartet's new five-song EP has a curious appeal about it with...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2018

New York All-Stars: Burnin' In London

Eric Alexander | Darryl Hall | Bernd Reiter | Harold Mabern

The stars on this sparkling quartet recording from London Soho's Pizza Express jazz club are two New Yorkers with a...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: October/2018

The Oakland Elementary School Arkestra: The Saga Of Padani

Thornhill School Musicians | Chabot School Musicians | Montclair School Musicians

Opening with the sound of a school bell, this collection of avant-jazz compositions performed by students from three different school...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: October/2018

Gary McFarland: The In Sound & Soft Samba

Spencer Sinatra | Bob Brookmeyer | Antonio Carlos Jobim | Richard Davis | Sadao Watanabe | Patti Bown | Grady Tate | Kenny Burrell | Seldon Powell | Sol Gubin

Since Kristian St. Clair's excellent 2006 biographical documentary film of Gary McFarland, interest in his music has gradually grown, with...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2018

Various Artists: The Savory Collection 1935-1940

Stuff Smith | Fats Waller | Roy Eldridge | Chick Webb | Ella Fitzgerald | Joe Sullivan | Teddy Wilson | Count Basie | Ernie Caceres | Carl Kress

This meaty compilation takes its name from the recordist Bill Savory who, before becoming a professional engineer, was active from...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2018

Møster!: States Of Minds

Double-disc release by one of the best post-King Crimson nu-prog bands out there, headed by the Norwegian saxophonist Kjetil Møster...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2018

Kandace Springs: Indigo

Kandace Springs

Produced by renowned Detroit jazz drummer turned hip-hop producer Karriem Riggins, Indigo is 29-yearold Kandace Springs' follow-up to her critically...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: October/2018

Tom Barford: Bloomer

Tom Barford | Rupert Cox | Billy Marrows | Flo Moore | Dave Storey

Talk about fast-tracking; only last year the NYJO saxophonist Tom Barford was collecting his first-class honours as a Royal Academy...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2018

Susanna Risberg: Vilddjur

The 27-year-old Swedish guitarist has been a name touted on the international festival circuit for a few years and her...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2018