Jacques Loussier: Play Bach 1 & 2

These albums made Loussier's reputation as the French pianist who ‘swung’ Bach, and they remain some of his best playing,...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2018

Paula Rae Gibson & Sam Leak: Permission

Probably the vocalist/award-winning photographer's best and most musical CD to date, in empathetic duo with pianist Sam Leak, his imaginative...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2018

Sean Khan (featuring Hermeto Pascoal): Palmares Fantasy

The Brazilian specialists Far Out partner saxophonist Sean Khan with the legend Hermeto Pascoal who contributes two tunes and lays...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2018

King Crimson: Live in Vienna

Tony Levin | Mel Collins | Jeremy Stacey | Robert Fripp | Pat Mastelotto | Jakko Jakszyk | Gavin Harrison

Of course, nothing is simple for the Crims. So this live in Vienna package is actually released out of sync,...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2018

Lee Wiley: Nights in Manhattan/Sings Vincent Youmans and Irving Berlin

Sessions from 1950 to 1956 showcase the nowadays shamefully overlooked Wiley, along with Bobby Hackett and Joe Bushkin, plus assorted...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2018

Alexander Von Schlippenbach/Globe Unity Orchestra: Globe Unity – 50 Years

Tomasz Stañko | Gerd Dudek | Paul Lovens | Wolter Wierboa | Daniele D'Agaro | Henrik Walsdorff | Carl Ludwig Hübsch | Axel Dörner | Gerhard Gschlössl | Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky

Pianist Alexander Von Schlippenbach is a grandmaster of the European free jazz movement, a musician who has championed the form...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: July/2018

Chiara Pancaldi: What Is There To Say

Darryl Hall | Chiara Pancaldi | Laurent Maur | Jeremy Pelt | Kirk Lightsey

This trio date from Italian vocalist Chiara Pancaldi – augmented by special guests on two tracks – scores highly for...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: July/2018

Cannonball Adderley: Them Dirty Blues

Percy Heath | Wynton Kelly | Jimmy Cobb | Nat Adderley | Albert ‘Tootie’ Heath | Paul Chambers | Cannonball Adderley | Sam Jones | Barry Harris | Bobby Timmons

Being squeezed between Miles Davis and John Coltrane in the former's sextet for close on two years (1957-59) refined Cannonball's...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: July/2018

Matthew Shipp: Symbol Systems

Matthew Shipp

As Shipp continues to build a superlative body of work, both as leader and duo partner of saxophonist Ivo Perelman,...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2018

Meshell Ndegeocello: Ventriloquism

Chris Bruce | Jebin Bruni | Meshell Ndegeocello | Abraham Rounds

Ventriloquism can be considered from a number of perspectives: a homage to the slow jam, a tribute to the soundworld...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: July/2018