Mark Hauser Quartet: It's all About the Journey

No lack of enthusiasm involved but little to really enthuse about on this Swiss, Kenny Garrett mentored alto saxophonist-composer's new...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2016

Houston Person: Something Personal

Houston Person’s style and sound go way back to that of Gene Ammons with hints of Ike Quebec, Eddie ‘Lockjaw’...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: October/2015

Album Interview: Stacey Kent: Tenderly

This intimate, 12-track collection is Stacey Kent’s first standards album since her 2003 recording, The Boy Next Door. It sees...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: February/2020

Marty Paich: Four Classic Albums

Paich's work has been reissued in a scattershot way lately, reviewed in this column on CDs from Verse, Warner Jazz,...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2020

Alex Merritt Quartet: Anatta

Sam Lasserson | John Turville | Alex Merritt | Jeff Williams

Birmingham Conservatoire grad Alex Merritt brings together some interesting influences on his debut disc as leader, released as part of...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: February/2016

Luca Sisera's Roofer: Prospect

Led by an Italian bassist and Andrew Hill-influenced composer, this Swiss quintet Roofer (featuring reedsman Michael Jaeger) mixes elements of...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2016

Bill Laurance: Aftersun

Michael League | Weedie Braimah | Bill Laurance | Robert ‘Sput’ Searight

The hypnotic nature of dance music is something keyboardist/composer Bill Laurance has explored on his two previous albums, Flint and...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: February/2016

Splashgirl: Hibernation

Skerik | Andreas Lønmo Knudsrød | Andreas Stemsland Løwe | Jo Berger Myhre

Randall Dunn is one of those rare record producers whose name carries at least as much weight as many of...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: February/2016

John Abercrombie: The First Quartet

Richie Beirach | George Mraz | John Abercrombie | Peter Donald

He may not win the headlines of a McLaughlin or the plaudits of a Frisell but Abercrombie in his gentle...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2016

Rosanna Brandi: One Day

A London-based South Italian singer with a line in bebop scat fronts a young British trio that includes the bassist...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2016