The Gary McFarland Orchestra: Special Guest Soloist: Bill Evans

Al Cohn | Hank Jones | Doc Seversinson | Bob Brookmeyer | Bill Evans | George Duvivier | Clark Terry | Jim Hall | Gus Johnson | Phil Woods

Although Gary McFarland played the vibes, he was a very original and distinctive arranger who originally turned heads with his...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2016

The Nicola Farnon Quartet: So Farnon – So Good!

Dave Newton | Jim Mullen | Nicola Farnon | Steve Brown

Kicking off with a superb arrangement of Kern and Hammerstein's oft-recorded ‘The Song Is You’, this seventh CD from vocalist,...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: August/2016

Stefano Bollani: Napoli Trip

The flamboyant Italian jazz pianist pays homage to Napoli in his inimitably colourful and high spirited style fronting a Neapolitan...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2016

Victor Gould: Clockwork

Victor Gould | Veronica Parrales | Heejin Chang | Myron Walden | Ben Williams | Pedrito Martinez | Yoo-jin Park | Anne Drummond | Jeremy Pelt | EJ Strickland

Arguably the most auspicious leader debut of the year. Gould, originally from Los Angeles has been a sideman with New...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: August/2016

Aaron Parks, Thomas Fonnesbæk, Karsten Bagge: Groovements

Karsten Bagge | Thomas Fonnesbæk | Aaron Parks

Now in his early 30s, Aaron Parks is one of the more interesting pianists to have emerged from the US...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: August/2016

Andy Nowak Trio: Sorrow and the Phoenix

Andy Nowak is a pianist-composer based in Bristol and he leads a piano trio echoing the more mellow side of...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2016

Lauren Bush: All My Treasures

This mainstream young Canadian, London-based singer has added both jazz scatting and vocalese to her youthfully energetic skill set and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2016

Alexander Hawkins & Evan Parker: Leaps In Leicester

Alexander Hawkins | Evan Parker

When collaborative improvisation is operating at the highest levels, it's not so much a case of the participants reacting to...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: July/2016

Jeanne Lee/Ran Blake: The Newest Sound Around

Still creating new musical ideas at 80-plus, Ran Blake is a beacon of jazz invention and this set from 1962...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2016

Brooklyn Blowhards

Connecting a love of Albert Ayler with traditional sea shanties sounds a little far-fetched, but LA-based free jazz saxophonist Jeff...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2016