Horace Silver: Four Classic Albums

Of the four Silver albums here, all classics of the Silver oeuvre, Horace Silver & The Jazz Messengers, Horace-Scope, The...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2020

Alcyona Mick and Tori Freestone: Criss Cross

Alcyona Mick | Brigitte Beraha | Tori Freestone

Here's a female duo and special guest working in the contemporary jazz-meets-improv field that are arguably deserving of more attention....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2018

Maria Schneider & SWR Big Band

Martin Schrack | Ian Cumming | Wolfgang Haffner | Klaus Graf | Rainer Heute | Andreas Maile | Klaus-Peter Schöpfer | Marco Lackner | Peter Weniger | Karl Farrent

Maria Schneider long ago gave up weekly gigs with her big band that began way back in the 1990s in...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2018

Dinosaur: Wonder Trail

Laura Jurd | Corrie Dick | Conor Chaplin | Elliot Galvin

Laura Jurd writes indie pop bangers now. Her latest release with Dinosaur, the follow up to their Mercury-shortlisted debut as...

Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: June/2018

Ed Jones: For Your Ears Only

Riaan Vosloo | Tim Giles | Ross Stanley | Ed Jones | Brigitte Beraha

The meaty tone, rhythmic focus and gutsy articulation that are hallmarks of Ed Jones’ approach to sax reflect dues paid...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: June/2018

The Dissolute Society: Soldiering On

Gustav Clarkson | Laura Jurd | Fini Bearman | Simon Roth | Mia Marlen Berg | Zosia Jagodzinska | Huw Warren | Mike Soper | Naomi Burrell | Joshua Idehen

The Dissolute Society is a new octet led by British trombonist Raph Clarkson, of punk-jazz band WorldService Project. This debut...

Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: June/2018

Jutta Hipp/Walter Davis Jr/McCoy Tyner/Herbie Hancock: Jazz Piano: Four Classic Albums

This is a slightly odd idea, four individual debut ‘jazz piano’ albums (from Blue Note and Impulse!) conjoined for no...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2018

Run Logan Run: The Delicate Balance Of Terror

Dan Johnson | Andrew Neil Hayes

There's a dystopian feel to this debut album from Bristol duo Run Logan Run, recorded live at new wave talent...

Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: June/2018

Luft: Volume 1: Inhale

Erwan Keravec | Mats Gustafsson

Luft are an improvisational duo made up of Swedish saxophone player Mats Gustafsson and Breton piper Erwan Keravec who, on...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: June/2018

The Eleventh House featuring Larry Coryell: Level One

Mike Mandel | Steve Khan | Larry Coryell | John Lee | Michael Lawrence | Alphonse Mouzon

The world without Larry Coryell is a lesser, if considerably quieter, place. Not, of course, that Coryell was all rock...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2018