Geoff Simkins Trio: In A Quiet Way

Nikki Iles | Dave Green | Geoff Simkins

The eagle-eyed among you may have noticed a review of mine devoted to a London appearance by this Simkins trio...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: October/2017

Sketch: Seconds Count

Laurence Cottle | Rob Koral | Jeremy Stacey | Sue Hawker | Pete ‘Sabbo’ Saberton

Originally recorded when Hawker, Saberton and notably Koral nabbed some studio time out of a commercial session, this set has...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2017

Bill Evans: The Quiet Passion of Bill Evans

Joe Puma | Shelly Manne | Percy Heath | Dick Garcia | Freddie Hubbard | Michel Legrand | Bob Brookmeyer | Eddie Costa | George Russell | Chet Baker

As if it was necessary to underline the individuality, but also the versatility, of the young Evans, here is a...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2017

Katie Thiroux: Off Beat

Double-bassist beat-jazz vocalist Katie Thiroux is influenced by Annie Ross, Peggy Lee, and Mose Allison, among others, and interprets both...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2017

Lucky Peterson: Tribute to Jimmy Smith

A comfortable set by the blues-rooted B3 organist Lucky Peterson band (featuring guest appearance from Archie Shepp) focusing on tunes...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2017

Stanley Cowell: No Illusions

Jay Anderson | Billy Drummond | Bruce Williams | Stanley Cowell

Pianist Stanley Cowell first came to prominence accompanying the likes of Roland Kirk and gained further recognition when he co-founded...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: October/2017

Rudresh Mahanthappa's Indo-Pak Coalition: Agrima

Dan Weiss | Rudresh Mahanthappa | Rez Abbasi

Tied as this project is to the long-running relationship between jazz and Indian music, leader/alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa told his...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2017

Bobby Hutcherson: Highway One/Conception: The Gift Of Love/Un Poco Loco

Freddie Hubbard | Hubert Laws | Eddie Marshall | Jessica Cleaves | Kenneth Nash | James Leary | Bobby Hutcherson | Bill Summers | John Abercrombie | Jack DeJohnette

Such is the richness of Hutcherson's Blue Note output between the mid-1960s and mid-1970s it is tempting to think that...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2017

Zara McFarlane: Arise

Zara McFarlane | Moses Boyd | Shabaka Hutchings | Peter Edwards

Heavily inspired by a trip to Jamaica, home of her parents, this album marks another key stage in McFarlane's artistic...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2017

Miles Okazaki: Trickster

Sean Rickman | Anthony Tidd | Craig Taborn | Miles Okazaki

The cover art is of a raven and fox sculpted from paper, and Miles Okazaki is keen to tell you...

Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: October/2017