Moon Hooch: Live At The Cathedral Church Of St. John The Divine

James Muschler | Wenzl McGowen | Mike Wilbur

Some ideas are obvious for a reason. Moon Hooch struggled over three studio LPs and an EP to put over...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: September/2017

Sonny Clark: Four Classic Albums

As well as several posthumous archive issues, Clark was responsible for six albums released during his short lifetime, five of...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: February/2020

Thinking Plague: Hoping Against Hope

A band that's now 35 years old and still going strong, Thinking Plague might be an acquired taste, but they...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2017

Jackiem Joyner: Main Street Beat

Though he's not budging from those same tired old licks, the Virginian saxophonist Joyner has an earthier take on smooth...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2017

Lola Albright: The Jazz Singer on the ‘Peter Gunn’ Series

A singing actress, rather than an acting singer, Albright handles standards reasonably well, and plays the role of jazz chanteuse...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2017

Elmo Hope: Five Classic Albums

Hank Jones | Percy Heath | Curley Russell | Tommy Potter | Max Roach | Thelonious Monk | Kenny Dorham | Roy Haynes | Charlie Parker | Don Lamond

The reason for the distinctive title of this particular AvidJazz compilation is that, instead of the usual four 12-inch LPs,...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2020

Sam Braysher with Michael Kanan: Golden Earrings

Sam Braysher | Michael Kanan

You're far likelier these days to find the ex-Guildhall young pianist Sam Braysher's version of jazz played in a hotel...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2017

Aruán Ortiz: Cub(an)ism: Piano Solo

Aruán Ortiz

It's been over 20 years since the Cuban-born musician Aruán Ortiz last showed himself naked to the world – musically...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: September/2017

Bubblemath: Edit Peptide

Fifteen years after their debut, these whimsical pop-progsters return with a vengeance with an effervescent set of new songs and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2017

Bálint Gyémánt: True Listener

A contemporary soft-lights Metheny group and Avishai Cohen-influenced jazz trio led by a ultra mellow-toned Hungarian guitarist and trio with...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2017