Michael Wollny Trio: In Concert: Klangspuren

Michael Wollny | Christian Weber | Eric Schaefer

Wollny's growth as an artist on record has been fascinating to follow and while not all his projects have yielded...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2016

Stoop Quintet: Confession

Alex Munk | Flo Moore | Jonathan Brigg | Sam Miles | Dave Smyth

Threads Orchestra, one of Troyka bandmates Kit Downes’ and Chris Montague's tangled career branches, have close ties to the University...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: May/2016

Stan Getz: In Stockho/lmlmported from Europe

The first (1955) album is a four-star performance by Getz with Bengt Hallberg's trio, and the second (with several alternates)...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2016

Various Artists: Le Label Swing

This is what Fremeaux do so well – box sets of historic French jazz and this route-map of Charles Delauney's...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2016

Julian Lage: Arclight

Julian Lage | Scott Colley | Kenny Wolleson

Childhood prodigies rarely soar in their maturity, but Lage, now in his late twenties, is starting to lay down some...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2016

Chet Baker: Chet Baker Sings

Chet Baker

These have quite possibly become the most recycled tracks in contemporary jazz. It would seem that every new public domain...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: May/2016

Carl Perkins: Introducing Carl Perkins

Having overcome polio, Perkins’ dazzling keyboard brilliance was itself overcome by narcotic addiction, but these 1950s sessions find him in...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2016

Román Díaz: L’o dá fún Batá

Amma Oloriwa! | Román Diaz | Clemente Medina | Nina Rodriguez | Pedrito Martinez | Sandy Pérez | Diego López | Amma D.McKen | Denise Ola DeJean

Opening with a stentorian spoken word ode to Elegua the trickster, the orisha saint who opens the way, this superb...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: May/2016

Mavis Rivers: The Reprise Years 1961-62

A greatly underrated singer who is accurate, swinging and communicative, heard here with bands led by among others Marty Paich...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2016

Michael Rosen: Sweet 17

Michael Rosen | Ralph Alessi | Lage Lund | Matt Penman | Domenico Sanna | Bill Stewart

With Bill Stewart's uber-sensitive cymbals pinging sweetly over Matt Penman's steady pulse, this CD was never going to be dull....

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: May/2016