Kevin Hays New Day Trio: North

Rob Jost | Greg Joseph | Kevin Hays

Even without the reprises of Schumann's ‘Chamisso’ and Parker's ‘Scrapple From The Apple’, Hays’ leaning towards classical music and astute...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2016

Joe Stilgoe: Songs On Film: The Sequel

Tom Farmer | Joe Stilgoe | Ben Reynolds

Having had the pleasure of attending the album launch for Songs On Film: The Sequel on board the Good Ship...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: October/2016

Arild Andersen: The Rose Window: Live At The Theatre Gütersloh

Gard Nilssen | Helge Lien | Arild Andersen

One of the great bass players in jazz and a pillar of the contemporary Norwegian jazz scene, it's wholly fitting...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2016

Jessica Pavone: Silent Spills

Jessica Pavone

Violist Jessica Pavone is arguably best known for her duos with pitch-shifting guitarist Mary Halvorson, where the pair – both...

Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: October/2016

Till Brönner: The Good Life

Anthony Wilson | Till Brönner | Jeff Hamilton | John Clayton | Larry Goldings

For what it is, The Good Life is perfect: the problem is what it is, a set of standards given...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2016

David Helbock Trio: Into the Mystic

Raphael Plreuschl | David Helbock | Reinhold Schmölzer

This is Austrian pianist David Helbock's debut on ACT records. He comes to the label with a reputation as one...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2016

Joe Morris: Shock Axis

Dave Parmelee | Joe Morris | Chris Cretella

Sometimes too much is, well, just a little too much. East Coast veteran Joe Morris has made a name for...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: October/2016

Tubby Hayes: Split Kick – Live In Sweden 1972

Tubby Hayes | Alex Riel | Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen | Bengt Hallberg | Staffan Abeleen | Georg Riedel | Egil Johansen

Here's volume four of the Salvage-Solweig discoveries, a further cull from the cache of previously-unheard tapes held by the late...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: October/2016

Steve Fidyk: Allied Forces

Steve Fidyk is an experienced full-bloodied Philly-bred drummer and he drives this energetic, good fun straightahead session of standards and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2016

Reggie Watkins: Avid Admirer

Playing a selection of standard-like originals, the conversational, bluesy-toned trombonist Reggie Watkins gives a good account of himself here with...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2016