Bobby Shew Quintet: Class Reunion

Bill Mays | Bobby Shew | Bob Magnusson | Steve Schaeffer | Gordon Brisker

This is the moment that Bobby Shew (who had moved to LA earlier in the decade) took the decision to...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2018

Jimmy McGriff Trio: Swingin' Organ Sounds!

Larry Frazier | Jimmy McGriff | Jackie Mills | Willie ‘Saint’ Jenkins | Morris Dow

In 1963 Mod London the epitome of cool was to be seen around town with a bunch of Blue Note...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: April/2018

Rufus Reid Trio with Sirius Quartet: Terrestrial Dance

Rufus Reid | Ron Lawrence | Gregor Huebner | Duduka Da Fonseca | Steve Allee | Fung Chern Hwei | Sirius Quartet | Jeremy Harman

In our digital age the rebirth of vinyl has given artists of all persuasions a new context to explore –...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: April/2018

Bert Myrick: Live'n Well

John Fields | Will Austin | Kenny Cox | Bert Myrick | George Bohannon

Another fascinating slice of independent American jazz history which makes the point, if at all needed, that there are possibly...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2018

Esperanza Spalding: Exposure

Ray Angry | Robert Glasper | Esperanza Spalding | Justin Tyson | Tivona Miller | Starr Busby | Lalah Hathaway | Matthew Stevens

Conceived as an experiment to kick-start creativity, Exposure is pleasingly free of novelty value. Written, performed, recorded and mixed in...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2018

Kenny Werner Trio: Animal Crackers

Kenny Werner | Johannes Weidenmueller | Ari Hoenig

So the Pirouet label resurfaces after time out, flying home on the wings of one of their favourite pianists. This...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: April/2018

New Faces: Straight Forward

Producer Marc Free reaches back into the Posi-Tone recording catalogue to select tunes for a New York sextet full of...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2018

The Ed Palermo Big Band: The Adventures of Zodd Zungren

Reverential takes on a large selection from the songbook of 1970s icons Frank Zappa and Todd Rundgren by a bandleader...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2018

Roger Guerin: Le Formidable/Paris Meetings

This is just the kind of treasure Fresh Sound produces from time to time – a portrait of the brilliant...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2018

Larry Elgart: Music in Motion/21 Channel Sound!

In 1961 multi-channel recording was in its infancy, so this pioneer session was celebrated for its clear fidelity, but 57...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2018