David Ambrosio/Russ Meissner: Moments in Time

A bassist and drummer leading from the front in an engaging contemporary east coast sextet recording featuring Loren Stillman's eloquent,...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2016

Tigran Hamasyan/Arve Henriksen/Eivind Aarset/Jan Bang: Atmosphères

Tigran Hamasyan | Jan Bang | Eivind Aarset | Arve Henriksen

Today, perhaps more than ever, when music is increasingly being commodified by the digital revolution, a jazz recording has to...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2016

Martin Archer: Story Tellers

Stone-Lonergan | Kim Macari | Corey Mwamba | Peter Fairclough | Anton Hunter | Martin Archer | Mick Somerset

Yorkshire-born composer and musician Martin Archer made his name as a saxophonist on the UK free improv scene of the...

Reviewed by Marcus O’Dair in issue: October/2016

The Cookers: The Call of the Wild and Peaceful Heart

Billy Hart | David Weiss | Cecil McBee | Billy Harper | Donald Harrison | George Cables | Eddie Henderson

The Cookers go from strength to strength. The Call of the Wild and Peaceful Heart is their fifth and best....

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: October/2016

Ari Ambrose: Retrospect

The chirpy, luxurious-toned tenor saxophonist goes back to Coleman Hawkins as well as forward to Joe Lovano for inspiration and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2016

Hank Mobley: Mobley's Message

Doug Watkins | Donald Byrd | Barry Harris | Art Taylor | Jackie McLean | Hank Mobley

This is a bit special. If you wanted to track down an original Prestige label first pressing of this collectable...

Reviewed by Jon Newey in issue: October/2016

Don Cherry/John Tchicai/Irene Schweizer/Léon Francioli/Pierre Favre: Musical Monsters

Pierre Favre | Don Cherry | Irene Schweizer | Leon Francoli | John Tchicai

An enjoyably lively session from a super band that celebrates the long tradition of the transatlantic avant-garde. Two great pathfinders...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2016

Jeff Parker: The New Breed

Paul Bryan | Ruby Parker | Jay Bellerose | Josh Johnson | Jeff Parker | Jamire Williams

Guitarist Jeff Parker is perhaps best known for his founding role in much-feted art rockers Tortoise, and while he's a...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: October/2016

Pixel: Golden Years

Though the Norwegian quartet's third album reflects a love of experimental song (double bassist/singer Ellen Andrea Wang features), it's also...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2016

Peter Erskine Trio/John Taylor/Palle Danielsson: As It Was

Palle Danielsson | John Taylor | Peter Erskine

The reissue's titling in the past tense (one of the trio's four albums collected here was originally called As It...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2016