DeJohnette/Grenadier/Medeski/Scofield: Hudson

John Scofield | John Medeski | Larry Grenadier | Jack DeJohnette

These four ‘name’ musicians in the jazz firmament are linked by the proximity of their postcodes, since, as John Scofield...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2017

Ignacio Berroa Trio: Straight Ahead from Havana

Have you ever wondered what Afro-Cuban classics might sound like as straightahead swing tunes? No neither have I, but drummer...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2017

Julie London: The Julie London Collection 1955-62

A collection of all London's singles from the period (plus some album tracks) goes to show her consistency and taste...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2017

Nate Wooley: The Complete Syllables Music

Nate Wooley

Conventional music-making places a premium on instrumental stability.The idea that an instrumentalist remains in full control of their horn at...

Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: September/2017

The Clarinet Trio plus Alexey Kruglov: Live in Moscow

Alexey Kruglov | Michael Thieke | Gebhard Ullmann | Jürgen Kupke

The first Clarinet Trio recording appeared almost 20 years ago; Live in Moscow is its fifth release. There's been a...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: September/2017

Lou Bennett: Dansez et Revez

A US pianist and organist who moved to France as a kind of expat Jimmy Smith-style Hammond specialist, Bennett is...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2017

Roscoe Mitchell Trios: Bells For The South Side

Roscoe Mitchell | Tyshawn Sorey | Jaribu Shahid | Hugh Ragin | Kikanju Baku | Tani Tabbal | William Winant | Craig Taborn | James Fei

This latest Mitchell music was presented at the 50th anniversary celebrations of the AACM at the Museum Of Contemporary Art...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2017

Alan Skidmore: After The Rain

Colin Towns' | Alan Skidmore | the Radio-Philharmonie Hannover des NDR

Sub-titled as ‘a collection of ballads’, it's Skidmore's tenor that carries the weight here, his central solo role wonderfully sustained...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2017

Arun Ghosh: but where are you really from?

Idris Rahman | Sarathay Korwar | Liran Donin | Dave Walsh | Chris Williams | Sylvan Richardson | Myke Wilson | Arun Ghosh

After three acoustic albums, Arun Ghosh's first ‘electric’ album might appear an abrupt change of musical direction. In fact, since...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2017

Ella Fitzgerald: The Complete 1960-61 Ella in Berlin

Jimmy Woode | Hank Jones | Herb Ellis | Max Bennett | Raymond Tunia | Gus Johnson | Jo Jones | Lou Levy | Ray Brown

The Complete 1960-61 Ella in Berlin 2CD release combines the complete Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife from 13 February...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2017