James Moody: Four Classic Albums

The surprise of these 1955-57 sessions is that they are essentially small band swing, plus a bit of bebop phrasing...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2020

Johnny Lytle: Four Classic Albums

Despite being the darling of the late 1980s acid-jazz movement, Lytle’s work hasn’t really stood the test of time, and...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2020

Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band: Body and Shadow

Melvin Butler | Jon Cowherd | Myron Walden | Chris Thomas | Dave Devine | Brian Blade

The superlative drummer Brian Blade’s Fellowship Band has retained the nucleus of the line-up that recorded the eponymous debut release...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2018

Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet: Goldbrun

Joost Lijbaart | Wolfert Brederode | Yuri Honing | Gulli Gudmunsson

In 2018, there’s nothing new in jazz musicians presenting versions of post-Beatles pop tunes. You might even say it’s the...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2018

Mike Moreno: 3 For 3

This engaging US guitarist favours crunchy chords and an earthy sonic, and here performs jazz classics and more unfamiliar tracks...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2018

Harry James: East Coast Blues

Taking us pretty much through the 1940s, after his departure from Goodman to the pre-Neal Hefti era, this focuses rather...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2018

THE SEEN: Archive: Volumes I-V, 2005-2009

Bertrand Denzier | Phil Julian | Matt Davis | Burkhard Beins | Ben Owen | Phil Durrant | Lee Gamble | Benedict Drew | John Butcher | Jane Dickson

Presented in a fancy oblong metal box, with sleeve notes by Michael Rosenstein, Paul Margree, Brian Olenick, Andrea Dellapiana and...

Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: February/2018

Sergej Avanesov: Secret Language

This high octane New York-based, Russian saxophonist-composer is in the Chris Potter mould, tinged with east European melodic overtones, and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2018

Nina Simone: Four Classic Albums

It’s remarkable to think that vocalist, pianist and composer Nina Simone was just 26 years of age when she stepped...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: February/2020

Jasper Somsen Trio: A New Episode In Life Pt. II

The second instalment of the Dutch double-bassist’s piano trio recording is an invigorating one that’s dominated by the deconstructive French...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2018