Kenny Wheeler: The Complete Black Saint & Soul Note Recordings — Welcome

Wheeler | Fasoli | Claudio Fasoli | Aldo Romano

Five CDs in a box – LPs in miniature, in fact. No notes added or booklet over-view provided. The initial...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: February/2016

Urbie Green Big Band: Complete 1956-59 Recordings

The flawless trombone of Green is the hallmark of this collection of one ABC and three RCA albums from 1956-58,...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2016

Anthony De Mare: Liaison: Re-imaging Sondheim from the Piano

Selecting songs from the great composer Stephen Sondheim's Broadway shows, contemporary music pianist Anthony De Mare performs interpretations arranged by...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2016

Ray Conniff: The Ray Conniff HI-FI Companion

A period piece of easy listening described on the sleeve as “supermarket music”, which is probably overstating the case –...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2016

Das Kapital: Kind of Red

A stimulating avant cabaret trio of German saxophonist Daniel Erdmann, Danish guitarist Hasse Poulsen and French drummer Edward Perraud who...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2016

Maciek Pysz: A Journey

The Polish acoustic/classical guitarist draws from the world of Ralph Towner and Pat Metheny in a fine sounding quartet recording...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2016

Krokofant: Krokofant II

Axel Skalstad | Tom Hasslan | Jørgen Mathisen

If the self-titled debut from this incendiary power trio careered like a bolt from the muzzle of a deep blue...

Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: February/2016

Heinz Sauer & Jasper Van’t Hof: Hamburg Episode – Live at Fabrik

Japer Van’t Hof | Heinz Sauer

Heinz Sauer is what is known as a ‘local hero’, admired and venerated within his own jazz scene, in this...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2016

Nordic Circles: Winter Rainbow

Helge Lien | Tore Johansen | Per Orvang | Anders Ljungberg | Anders Thoren

Nordic Circles is not a group per se, rather the first instalment of what is intended as an ongoing project...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2016

Ben Monder: Amorphae

Andrew Cyrille | Ben Monder | Pete Rende | Paul Motian

Guitarist Ben Monder’s debut disc as leader on ECM was originally conceived as a series of duets with Paul Motian....

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: February/2016