Perpetual Motion Machine: Ignition

Jamie Taylor | Garry Jackson | Steve Hanley | Ben Lowman | Sam Dunn | Riley Stone-Lonergan

There's all sorts going on in this intriguing debut from northern six-piece Perpetual Motion Machine. At one end of the...

Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: May/2018

Dave Manington's Riff Raff: Challenger Deep

Tim Giles | Dave Manington | Tomas Challenger | Rob Updegraff | Brigitte Beraha | Ivo Neame

As a fitting successor to their 2013 session Hullabaloo, Challenger Deep is a new creative stage for Riff Raff –...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: May/2018

Verneri Pohjola & Mika Kallio: Animal Image

Verneri Pohjola | Mika Kallio

This is Pohjola's third album for the Edition label, and each release has continued to reveal signs of artistic growth...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2018

Till Brönner & Dieter Ilg: Nightfall

Dieter Ilg | Till Brönner

On the face of it, a bass-trumpet pairing promises lots of aural space – between the trumpet's melody lines and...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: May/2018

Ramsey Lewis: Don't It Feel Good/Sãlongo/Tequila Mockingbird/Love Notes

Morris Jennings | Stevie Wonder | Morris Stewart | Keith Howard | Ramsey Lewis | Steve Cobb | Jimmy Bryant | Tiaz Palmer | Rahm Lee | Terry Fryer

Ramsey Lewis's Columbia period followed the near demise of Chess, where he'd had his huge success with The In Crowd....

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2018

Martial Solal: Solo Piano Vol.1

Martial Solal

Despite reaching his 90th birthday last year, Solal has never achieved the international reputation he deserves. The previously unissued material...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2018

Wild Card: Life Stories

Sophie Alloway | Denys Baptiste | Jim Knight | Clement Regert | Will Fry | Graeme Flowers | Mary Pearce | Alistair White | Adam Glasser | Carl Hudson

Oh, that there were more bands like Wild Card: no frills, funk fuelled fun played with integrity and a passionate,...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2018

Oddgeir Berg Trio: Before Dawn

This Oslo-based piano trio favour the kind of zen-funk grooves, distorted electronic-inspired ambience and less-is-more melodic aesthetic reminiscent of the...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2018

Akira Tana: JAZZaNOVA

A veteran drummer with a SF Bay area band, featuring high-profile guests Branford Marsalis and Arturo Sandoval, explores the classic...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2018

Alfredo Rodríguez: The Little Dream

Alfredo Rodríguez | Michael Olivera | Munri Hossn

Co-produced by Quincy Jones, a central figure in Alfredo Rodríguez's unfolding story since the pair met at the 2006 Montreux...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: May/2018