The Alan Skidmore Quartet: Naima

Tony Levin | Aidan O’Donnell | Alan Skidmore | Mike Gorman | Ian Palmer | Geoff Gascoyne | Steve Melling

Skidmore has never hidden his espousal of the Coltrane cause. He clearly worships the man. Open him up and he’d...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: August/2018

Jean Toussaint All-Star 6tet: Brother Raymond

Byron Wallen | Troy Miller | Alec Dankworth | Andrew McCormack | Daniel Casmir | William Cumberbatch Perez | Tom Dunnett | Jean Toussaint | Jason Rebello | Mark Kavuma

The three generations of pianists featured on this album are a useful symbol of the longevity of leadersaxophonist’s Jean Toussaint’s...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2018

Peggy Lee: Echo Paintings

This Peggy Lee is a cellist-composer from Vancouver who writes with an open-minded verve for a large contemporary classical-orientated jazz...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2018

Stephen Grew & Adam Fairhall: Free Piano From The English North

Stephen Grew | Adam Fairhall

Here's an inspired pairing, overseen by the super-hip, Manchester-based underground label Tombed Visions: two English pianists, both based in the...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: August/2018

René Urtreger: Early Trios

The prequel to the HUM! s et (see above), this charts Urtreger from his 1954 debut to his great trio...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2018

Mark Kavuma: Kavuma

Kyle Poole | Mark Kavuma | Mussinghi Brian Edwards | Artie Zaitz | Ruben Fox | Reuben James | Conor Chaplin

The love letters to hard-bop keep coming. Ugandanraised Kavuma's UK CV ranges from Brixton pub nights to the National Theatre,...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: August/2018

Mats Gustafsson & Jason Adasiewicz: Timeless

Jason Adasiewicz | Mats Gustafsson

With nowhere to hide, and a quick thinking presence required at every moment, the duet can be a risky business....

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: August/2018

Nicola Conte & Spiritual Galaxy: Let Your Light Shine On

Teppo Mäkynen | Zoe Modica | Zara McFarlane | Theo Croker | Magnus Lindgren | Seby Burgio | Logan Richardson | Tlale Makhene | Pietro Lussu | Carolina Bubbico

On his first album for the German MPS label, Nicola Conte channels the customary feel-good retro stylings that we’ve come...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: August/2018

Leni Stern: 3

The German, US-resident guitarist Leni Stern brings her love of West African music to the guitar trio format alongside bassist...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2018

Art Tatum & Oscar Peterson: Masters Of Jazz Piano

two club sets by Tatum (one solo, one with the Barksdale/Stewart trio) and a dashing Newport set by the Peterson/...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2018