Kevin Brady: Ensam

Kevin Brady | Bill Carrothers | Dave Redmond | Norma Winstone

You might call this a belated follow- up to Brady’s 2007 Common Ground (LRP) and the 2009 Zeitgeist (Fresh Sound...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2016

Scott Hamilton/Karin Krog: The Best Things In Life

Kristian Leth | Hans Backenroth | Scott Hamilton | Jan Lundgren | Karin Krog

Hamilton continues to find new collaborators as he roams around Europe from his base in Italy. This time he’s in...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2016

Markus Stockhausen/Fiorian Weber: Alba

Florian Weber | Markus Stockhausen

Stockhausen, the son of the pioneering electronics composer, has not released on ECM in a decade and a half. Weber,...

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

Omer Avital: Abutbul Music

Asaf Yuria | Ofri Nehemya | Yonathan Avishai | Alexander Levin | Omer Avital

Omer Avital was initially a key member of the Smalls jazz club scene in the mid-1990s working alongside pianist Jason...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2016

Golfam Khayam/Mona Matbou Riahi: Narrante

Golfam Khayam | Mona Matbou Riahi

A tranquil female duo of guitar-clarinet from Iran draw from Persian folk music sources, integrating its improvisatory leanings with nuances...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2016

Charlie Parker: Complete Charlie Parker Vol. 11: This Time The Dream’s On Me

Sonny Criss | Flip Phillips | Candido | Don Trenner | Chet Baker | Barney Kessell | Roy Haynes | Charlie Parker | Kenny Clarke | strings

Of the material here, only the famous Norman Granz jam session with Hodges and Carter from June 1952 was a...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2016

Andy Bown Quartet: Direct Call

A mainstream bop guitarist drawing from cool swing and latin on tunes that bring to mind his classic jazz guitar...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2016

Six-In-One: Subjects And Structures

Mark Sanders | Corey Mwamba | Walt Shaw | Bruce Coates | Paul Dunmall | Seth Bennett

There’s a palpably British feel to the music made by this sextet of improvisers, all of whom are based in,...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: June/2016

Gilles Peterson: Magic Peterson Sunshine

Eddie Louiss | Mark Murphy | Wolfgang Dauner | Don Ellis | The Third Wave | John Taylor Trio | Mary Lou Williams | Francy Boland | Johnny Teupen

Along with ECM, ENJA and ACT, MPS has a secure place in the pantheon of great German jazz labels. Between...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2016

Peter Brotzmann/Heather Leigh: Ears Are Filled With Wonder

Peter Brötzmann | Heather Leigh

German saxophone titan Peter Brötzmann remains one of the great collaborators of our times, having worked extensively with key improvisers...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: June/2016