Jack Constanzo: Mr Bongo

A new anthology drawn from the breadth of Constanzo's extensive catalogue, ranging from his own band to London collaborations with...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2016

Zhenya Strigalev: Never Group

Matt Penman | Zhenya Strigalev | Eric Harland | Alex Bonney | John Escreet | Bruno Liberda | Tim Lefebvre

“Ladies and gentlemen” begins the announcer, a parodic BBC-style throwback to a politer, simpler age. Not that he promises simplicity...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: May/2016

Getz/Gilberto: ‘76

Stan Getz

There seems no end to the posthumous treasures emerging from San Francisco's long-deceased Keystone Korner. This booking was to celebrate...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2016

Jason Miles: To Grover, With Love/Live In Japan

Ralph MacDonald | Gerald Veasley | Buddy Williams | Ryan Shaw | Nicky Moroch | Jason Miles | Eric Darius | Andy Snitzer

Many people were touched by the sound of saxophonist Grover Washington Jr, and none more so than keyboardist/producer Jason Miles....

Reviewed by George Cole in issue: May/2016

The Filthy Six: More Filth

Brendan Reilly | Nigel Price | Simon Lea | Pete Whittaker | Mark Brown | Dan Drury | Nick Etwell

This is the third album from the London boogaloo groove merchants, and it's a model of solid, unpretentious, soul-jazz. The...

Reviewed by Peter Bacon in issue: May/2016

Gregory Porter: Take Me To The Alley

Gregory Porter | Emanuel Harrold | Ondrej Pivoc | Keyon Harrold | Alicia Olatuja | Tivon Pennicott | Yosuke Sato | Aaron James | Chip Crawford

By all accounts a more mellow, dare one say, softer album than previous offerings, and the predominance of low tempos...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: May/2016

Fela Ransome Kuti: And His Koola Lobitos

Fela Ransome Kuti

Such has been the seemingly endless flood of Fela Kuti reissues threatening to sweep us all away over the past...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: May/2016

Laurence Hobgood Trio: Honor Thy Fathers

John Patitucci | Kendrick Scott | Laurence Hobgood

Heard here lately collaborating with singer Barb Jungr, and for a long time before in the shadow of Kurt Elling,...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2016

Michiyo Yagi/Joe McPhee/Lasse Marhaug/Paal Nilssen-Love: Soul Stream

Lasse Marhaug | Joe McPhee | Michiyo Yagi | Paal Nilssen-Love

In its original form, the koto is a 13-stringed zither-like instrument, associated with the delicately romantic music of traditional Japanese...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2016

Eric Schaefer + The Shredz: Bliss

Christian McBride | Alexa Tarantino | Robert Rodriguez | Lauren Sevian | E.J. Strickland

The German drummer Eric Schaefer has come up with the goods here on his quartet The Shredz’ first recording for...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2018