Tohru Aizawa: Tachibana Vol 1

Forceful post-bop played by four dazzlingly accomplished young Japanese musicians on their one and only album from 1975, (discovered and...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2018

Lee Konitz: Prisma

Christopher Campestrini | Lee Konitz | Guenter Buhles | Frank Wunsch

Apparently Konitz requested Buhles write him a concerto after hearing the composer's ‘Concerto for Orchestra’. ‘Prisma’, the resulting work, occupies...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2018

Daniel Carter/William Parker/Matthew Shipp: Seraphic Light

Matthew Shipp | William Parker | Daniel Carter

This concert took place at Tufts University, Boston as part of an event called ‘Art, Race And Politics In America’,...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2018

Pete Lee: The Velvet Rage

Backed by a quintet that features Brit saxophonist Josh Arcoleo and guitarist Alex Munk plus string quartet, the ex-Academy of...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2018

Ron Carter: Golden Striker

Russell Malone | Donald Vega | Ron Carter

Ron Carter grows old the way he plays the doublebass – gracefully. One of the most sought-after jazz bassists ever,...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: September/2018

Bob Mintzer Big Band/New York Voices: Meeting of Minds

Jeff Bush | Bob Mallach | Bob Millikan | Jay Anderson | Lawrence Feldman | James Moore | Jay Ashby | Lauren Kinhan | Phil Markowitz | Kim Nazarian

This is not from the Manchester Sports Guild Hall in the UK where so many great mainstream sessions were recorded...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2018

David ‘Fathead’ Newman: Four Classic Albums

Alto and tenor-saxophonist Newman is one of those musicians who has been unfairly pigeon-holed as more of a R&B player...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2020

Billie Holiday: Music for Torching/Velvet Mood

Two of Norman Granz's most celebrated sessions from 1955, with Benny Carter and Sweets in the line-up, plus Jimmy Rowles...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2018

Satori: In the Corners of Clouds

Josephine Davies | James Maddren | Dave Whitford

Since winning the Perrier Young Jazz Award and graduating from NYJO, Josephine Davies has developed her musicianship playing with bands...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2018

R+R=NOW: Collagically Speaking

Derrick Hodge | Robert Glasper | Justin Tyson | Taylor McFerrin | Christian Scott | Terrace Martin

An all star-group such as this comes with a certain amount of expectation, which was not duly fulfilled on stage...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2018