Carmen Souza and Theo Pascal: Epistola

Craig Yaremko | Matt King | Shane Forbes | Zoe Pascal | Carmen Souza | Theo Pascal

There are few singers better equipped to make you sit up and really listen than Carmen Souza. Lisbon-born but of...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: August/2016

Chico O'Farrill: Complete Norman Granz Recordings

A first rate collection of the Afro-Cuban material that O'Farrill pioneered, played by New York's finest in the early 1950s,...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2016

Branford Marsalis Quartet with Kurt Elling: Upward Spiral

Justin Faulkner | Joey Calderazzo | Eric Revis | Kurt Elling | Branford Marsalis

It is quite remarkable how at home Kurt Elling makes himself in the Branford Marsalis Quartet, so much so that...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2016

Jimmy Raney: Live In Tokyo

Leroy Williams | Sam Jones | Barry Harris

A sister release to Charles McPherson's CD that bears the same title. This is indeed the same band minus McPherson...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2016

Blazing Flame: Murmuration

Aaron Standon | Julie Tippetts | Julian Dale | Keith Tippett | Anton Henley | Bill Bartlett | Steve Day | Peter Evans

To listen to Murmuration is at first to feel as though you've stumbled into a fringe theatrical performance, so dramatic...

Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: August/2016

Joris Roelofs: Amateur Dentist

The Dutch bass clarinettist in an intriguing chamber jazz trio performing a range of work from classical to originals featuring...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2016

Tony Malaby Paloma Recio: Incantation Suite

Nasheet Waits | Ben Monder | Tony Malaby | Eivind Opsvik

The NYC-based saxophonist explores his first generation Mexican-American roots with a gritty mix of muted free jazz bluster, elongated lines...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: August/2016

Daniel Freedman: Imagine That

Omer Avittal | Jason Lindner | Angelique Kidjo | Lionel Loueke | Gilmar Gomes | Daniel Freedman

Those with long memories will remember the cornucopia of talent that emerged around the New York club Smalls in the...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2016

The Pedrito Martinez Group: Habana Dreams

A historic recording for the conguero/vocalist New Yorker's return home to Havana to record following the lifted ban on travel...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2016

Les Brown: The Complete Song Books

The Band of Renown's Jazz and Swing songbook albums for Coral paired together, creating a fine showcase for star soloists...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2016