Steffen Kuehn: Leap of Faith

Eric Alexander | Johnathan Blake | Doug Weiss

A Yellowjackets-influenced trumpeter-composer from San Francisco via Germany leads a less-than-stimulating post-1980s MOR jazz-funk ensemble....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2019

Grateful Dead: Dave's Picks Volume 19

Ron ‘Pigpen’ McKernan | Bob Weir | Phil Lesh | Jerry Garcia | Mickey Hart | Tom Constanten | Bill Kreutzmann

This set comprises the Grateful Dead's complete Honolulu Civic Auditorium concert (discs 1 and 2) and a third disc from...

Reviewed by Ken Hunt in issue: October/2016

UNschooLED: Hymns for Robots

UNschooLED, an ex-Birmingham Conservatoire trio of ex-LOOP/Outhouse saxophonist Mark Hanslip, guitarist Barry Edwards and drummer Ed Gauden, perform an intuitive...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2016

Ergo: As Subtle as Tomorrow

A melodic yet experimental ambient acoustic trio led by the trombonist Brett Sroka who's influences span minimalism and ambient electronica...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2016

Szilárd Mezei Septet: Cet

Branislav Aksin | Szilárd Mezei | Máté Pozsár | Ervin Malina | Bogdan Rankovic | Andrea Berendika | István Csík

Szilárd Mezei was born in 1974 in Senta, Serbia, which was then part of Yugoslavia, and where Mezei was a...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: October/2016

Daltin Trio: Tango de L'autruche

Under the leadership of accordionist Grégory Daltin, the Daltin trio explores things like tango, French and Neapolitan song in a...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2016

Charles Bobo Shaw & Human Arts Ensemble: Streets Of St. Louis

Lester Bowie | Julius Hemphill | Dominique Gaumont | Joseph Bowie | Hamiet Bluiett | Charles Bobo Shaw | Abdul Wadud

While not as well remembered as the St Louis-based Black Artists Group, Charles Bobo Shaw's Human Arts Ensemble employed many...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: October/2016

John Beasley: Monk'estra Vol.1

John Beasley | Bijon Watson | Gary Burton | Tom Peterson | Brian Swartz | Tom Luer | Ryan Dragon | Gabriel Johnson | Gary Novak | Bob Sheppard

Keyboardist-arranger Beasley's affiliations run from the Thelonious Monk Institute to American Idol, as well as his early stints with Miles...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2016

Johnny Hodges & Ben Webster: Complete 1954-61 Small Group Studio Sessions

Harry Edison | Jimmy Woode | Russ Freeman | Roy Eldridge | Jimmy Jones | Barney Richmond | Red Callender | Sam Woodyard | Al Hall | Osie Johnson

For those who value the verities of pre-bebop jazz, this is a compilation of several Hodges albums that also included...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2016

The Claudia Quintet: Super Petite

John Hollenbeck | Red Wierenga | Chris Speed | Matt Moran | Dew Gress

Percussionist John Hollenbeck's The Claudia Quintet can sound like French café music arranged by Steve Reich for a jazz ensemble....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2016