Krokofant: Krokofant III

Axel Skalstad | Tom Haslan | Jørgen Mathisen

In Norway, musical categories are melting like the Arctic ice caps, with adventurous rock and jazz players often interchangeable. Krokofant...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: March/2017

Tubby Hayes Quartet: Invitation: Live at the Top Alex 1973

Tubby Hayes | Ron Mathewson | Mike Pyne | Spike Wells

The Top Alex was a jazz outlet in Southend-on-Sea and something of a home from home for Hayes, heard here...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: March/2017

Evan Parker/Mark Nauseef/Toma Gouband: As The Wind

Toma Gouband | Mark Nauseef | Evan Parker

These days, Evan Parker's tenor playing can, when he chooses, unashamedly invoke the smouldering heat of Sonny Rollins or Pharoah...

Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: March/2017

Howard Riley: Constant Change 1976-2016

Howard Riley

Material from the second disc here appeared on a small-run cassette issue back in 1992, but otherwise this 5CD sequel...

Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: March/2017

Lou Rawls with Les McCann: Stormy Monday

Leroy Vinegar | Ron Jefferson | Les McCann | Lou Rawls

Growing up on the South Side of Chicago with Sam Cooke (who was three years his elder) and the Staple...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2017

Spontaneous Music Orchestra: Search & Reflect

Maggie Nicols | Lindsay Cooper | Trevor Watts | Dave Decobain | Jon Corbett | Chris Turner | Marcio Mattos | Martin Mayes | Nigel Coombes | Peter Drew

As well as the various small improvisation group sessions that drummer John Stevens directed under his Spontaneous Music Ensemble moniker,...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: March/2017

Sun Ra: Cosmos

In the wake of last month's mini-tsunami of Sun Ra reissues, here's yet more, in a tidy, rather formal set...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2017

Red Callender: Sextette and Fourtette: Complete RCA Victor Sessions 1951-1952

The virtuoso West Coast bassist with many great LA names in a bluesy setting, with tenorist Maxwell Davis growling through...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2017

Duncan Lamont Big Band: As If By Magic…

Noel Langley | Ralph Salmins | Andy Panayi | Yasmin Ahmed | Frank Ricotti | Duncan Lamont Jnr | Tom Rees-Roberts | Pete North | Alistair White | Paul Jones

The background to this highly welcome release is explained in the booklet essay by writer David McKee. Back in 2011,...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: March/2017

Evan Parker/Daunik Lazro/Joe McPhee: Seven Pieces: Live at Willisau 1995

Joe McPhee | Evan Parker | Daunik Lazro

In 1995, three of our finest saxophonists – one British, one French and one American – toured Germany, France and...

Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: March/2017