Michel Petrucciani: Both Worlds Live

Michel Petrucciani | Steve Gadd | Stefano DiBattista | Flavio Boltro | Hague Philharmonic Orchestra | Anthony Jackson | Denis Leloup

It hardly seems 17 years since Petrucciani passed, though doubtless there's a whole younger generation of fans who’ve grown up...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: July/2016

Michael Dease: Father Figure

Michael Dease | Glenn Zaleski | Behn Gilece | Markus Howell | Immanuel Wilkins | Endea Owens | Luther Allison

While heaping praise on Conrad Herwig for his latest CD for Criss Cross, this writer mentions ‘deep-south’-born Michael Dease as,...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: July/2016

George Russell and his Smalltet: The RCA Victor Jazz Workshop

Barry Galbraith | Milt Hinton | George Russell | Osie Johnson | Art Farmer | Bill Evans | Paul Motian | Hal McKusick | Teddy Kotick | Joe Harris

Russell's album debut was included in the recent Complete 1956-1960 2CD set from Fresh Sound (Jazzwise 197) and still comes...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: July/2016

Bunky Green: Playin’ For Keeps

The altoist on 15 trio tracks and a pair of octet numbers, shows off his bop and ballad chops (sometimes...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2016

Michelson Morley: Strange Courage

Will Harris | Dan Messore | Jake McMurchie | Mark Whitlam

Best known as the sax man in Get the Blessing, the Bristol-based musician Jake McMurchie has been attracting some attention...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2016

Mihaly Borbély Quartet: Be By Me Tonight/Gyere Hozzam Estere

Mihaly Borbély | Balazs Horvath | Istvan Balo | Aron Talas

Budapest's BMC – concert hall, recording studio, jazz club, label and all-round creative hub – has provided an invaluable platform...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2016

Kandace Springs: Soul Eyes

Dan Lutz | Dean Parks | Kandace Springs | Vinnie Colaiuta

Seeing Kandace Springs perform at a lunchtime showcase at Pizza Express Jazz Club back in April, what particularly impressed was...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: July/2016

Alexis Cuadrado: Poetica

Melcion Mateu | Tyshawn Sorey | Rowan Ricardo Phillips | Alexis Cuadrado | Miles Okazaki | Andy Milne

We first heard Barcelona-born, now Brooklyn-based bassist Cuadrado when he recorded for the Brooklyn Jazz Underground label. The album in...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: July/2016

Teddy Edwards: The Inimitable

Larry Ridley | Duke Jordan | Freddie Waits | Teddy Edwards

The West Coast always produced its fair share of blues-edged boppers, though too frequently they were sidelined in the public...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: July/2016

Claire Martin/Ray Gelato: We’ve Got A World That Swings

Dave Newton | Claire Martin | Sebastian De Krom | Dave Whitford | Sebastian de Krom | Ray Gelato

Dedicated to the memory of Mark Murphy, this 13-track collection of swing, R&B and jazz standards from Martin and Gelato...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: July/2016