Stephan Meidell: Metrics

This multi-instrumentalist weaves atmospheric ancient-to-future edits out of contributions from Norwegian Hardanger fiddles, a baroque violin, prepared piano and harpsichord...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2017

Wickihalder-Guy-Niggli: Beyond

Barry Guy | Lucas Niggli | Jürg Wickihalder

Using compositional form as a way to prise open space for improvisation is, of course, second nature to the British...

Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: June/2017

Christian Sands: Reach

Christian McBride | Cristian Rivera | Yasushi Nakamura | Marcus Baylor | Gilad Hekselman | Christian Sands | Marcus Strickland

The young US pianist who came to wide attention in Christian McBride's trio (McBride co-produces here) opens his debut as...

Reviewed by Peter Bacon in issue: June/2017

Duke Ellington: The Popular Duke Ellington

The 1966 Ellington band reprises material from all over the Ducal repertoire, and infuses pieces it had played from the...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2017

André Hodeir: Essais Par Le Group De Paris

It's a great treat to have these 1954 examples of French ‘cool’ jazz in Hodeir's challenging arrangements brought together with...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2017

Thomas Siffling: Flow

This Mannheim-based trumpeter's quintet plays a very well-thumbed strain of post-Miles chilled ambient groove jazz and still manages to make...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2017

Yotam Silberstein: The Village

It's mostly the New York-based Israeli guitarist-composer's infectious latin influences that go into this recording, which features a high-quality band...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2017

De Groote-Faes Duo: Symphony For Two Little Boys

A mostly unexceptional melodiously atmospheric rock/klezmer-infuenced Belgian bass-electric guitar duo with a guest contribution from trumpeter Dave Douglas....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2017

Buddy Rich Septet with Kenny Barron: Very Live At Buddy's Place – Complete Edition

Michael Abene | Jimmy Maelen | Buddy Rich | Jack Wilkins | Anthony Jackson | Sonny Fortune | Sal Nistico | Kenny Barron

Popularity awards and similar trophies are all well and good when being displayed on the mantelpiece, but the real ego-tickler...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: May/2017

Miroslav Vitous: Purple

Billy Cobham | Miroslav Vitous | John McLaughlin | Joe Zawinul

There are many reasons why albums slip through the cracks. This one was only ever released in Japan and never...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2017