Hannes Riepler: Wild Life

Oli Hayhurst | Hannes Riepler | Chris Cheek | James Maddren

For his third CD to date, the London-based Austrian born guitarist Hannes Riepler employs his quartet as opposed to the...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2016

Coleman Hawkins & Ray Bryant: Complete Recordings

Grant Green | Horace Parlan | Stanley Turrentine | Paul Chambers | George Tucker | Art Taylor | Al Harewood | Tommy Flanagan

In the constant pursuit of the new, it’s easy to forget/ignore yesterday – in this instance the great Coleman Hawkins....

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: February/2018

Jim Rotondi: Dark Blue

Carl Allen | Jim Rotondi | Joe Locke | David Wong | David Hazeltine

Though David Hazeltine gets plenty of mentions for his contributions to this new Smoke Sessions release – and Eric Alexander...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: April/2016

Charles McPherson: Beautiful!

Charles McPhetson | Leroy Williams | Sam Jones | Duke Jordan

A brilliant Bird-inspired altoist as opposed to a run-of-the-mill copyist McPherson proved to be a valuable mainstay of Charles Mingus’...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: April/2016

Sarah Bernstein Quartet: Still/Free

Stuart Popejoy | Ches Smith | Kris Davis | Sarah Bernstein

New York-based Californian violinist, Sarah Bernstein, has worked with Anthony Braxton as well as various alumni of that maverick composer/improviser’s...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2016

Antonio Figura: A Journey with a Small Red Car

An absorbing set by the Italian contemporary jazz pianist Antonio Figura who's been influenced by the lyrical, classical-influenced giants in...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2016

Paolo Fresu/Richard Galliano/Jan Lundgren: Mare Nostrum II

Jan Lundgren | Paolo Fresu | Richard Galliano

The rare combination of trumpet- accordion-piano worked handsomely on Mare Nostrum back in 2007, and it works just as well...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: April/2016

Gert Zimanowski: Ubuntu — We Are One

This German multi-instrumentalist bassist and songwriter's ensemble features the Hammond organist Barbara Dennerlein and singer Bill Ramsey on a session...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2016

Sam Crockatt Quartet: Mells Bells

Oli Hayhurst | Sam Crockatt | Kit Downes | James Maddren

Saxophonist Sam Crockatt has always been the LOOP Collective member’s most natural post- bop traditionalist. But there’s no lack of...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2016

Nabatov/Dresser/Mahnig: Equal Poise

Esteemed avant-garde veterans, pianist Simon Nabatov and bassist Mark Dresser are joined by a young Swiss drummer Samuel Huwyer in...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2016