Donny McCaslin: Beyond Now

Donny McCaslin | Jeff Taylor | Tim Lefebvre | Tim LeFebvre | Jason Lindner | Mark Guiliana | David Binney

In the months following David Bowie's death, musical tributes started to pour in, among them the disastrous Bowie Prom in...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2016

Freddy Cole: He Was The King

Houston Person | Freddy Cole | Randy Napoleon | John di Martino | Quentin Baxter | Elias Bailey

With this heartfelt 12-track homage to his older brother, pianist, vocalist and composer Freddy Cole delivers what surely must be...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: November/2016

Herbie Nichols: Four Classic Albums

This is quite probably one of the best must-have releases in Avid's four classic albums catalogue. If you didn't cop...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: February/2020

Francisco Pais Lotus Project: Verde

Genetta Kha | Jacklyn Chan | Myron Walden | Connor Schultze | Ferenc Nemeth | Francisco Pais | Julian Shore | Godwin Louis

We are forever being told not to judge a book by its cover (though not by publishing houses and their...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: November/2016

Free Nelson Mandoomjazz: The Organ Grinder

Patrick Darley | Rebecca Sneddon | Paul Archibald | Luc Klein | Colin Stewart

All credit to RareNoise who continue to give voice to bands that roam like rogue asteroids between planets jazz, rock...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2016

Honey Ear Trio: Swivel

Jeff Lederer | Rene Hart | Kirk Knuffke | Allison Miller

Sustaining interest with the bare bones of a sax, bass and drum trio is a big ask, even when the...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: November/2016

Various Artists: Keynote Jazz Collection 1941-1947

Roy Eldridge | Bud Freeman | Teddy Wilson | Lester Young | Dinah Washington | Charlie Shavers | Coleman Hawkins

For the first half of the 20th century, radio and the jukebox were the two main building blocks of contemporary...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: November/2016

Jakob Bro: Streams

Chris Jennings | John Hadfield | Nguyên Lê | Illya Amar

Another instalment of majestically ventilated minimalism courtesy of this wonderful Danish guitarist's trio. While their previous album on ECM –...

Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: April/2019

Randy Weston: Uhuru Arfika + HighLife

Willie Jones | Freddie Hubbard | Yusef Lateef | Clark Terry | Ahmed Abdul-Malik | Randy Weston

Although all of this material has been previously issued this is a useful overview of some of the highlights of...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2016

Various Artists: The Rough Guide to South African Jazz

Thandiswa | Bokani Dyer | Abdullah Ibrahim | Kippie Moetketsi | African Jazz Pioneers | Zim Ngqawana | Allen Kwela | Dolly Rathebe

And so we have another round up of South African jazz, with the reissued likes of ‘Soweto’ by the great...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: November/2016