Ola Onabule: It's The Peace That Deafens

The British Nigerian soul-pop singer showcases his elegant, mellow vocal on his eighth studio recording of originals that also point...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016

Rahsaan Roland Kirk: Original Album Series

Toots Thielemans | Bill Evans | Elliott Zigmund | Marc Johnson | Eddie Gomez | Larry Schneider | Joe LaBarbera

Although the multi-reed legend has had much of his work reissued over the years, this summary of five of his...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2016

Maynard Ferguson: Chameleon/Conquistador/Hot

Jon Faddis | Bob James | Randy Brecker | Eric Gale | Joe Farrell | George Benson

Maynard Ferguson made his name with Stan Kenton in 1950, hitting high notes that only dogs could hear! Then from...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016

Marcotulli, Erskine, Danielsson: Trio M/E/D

Palle Danielsson | Rita Marcotulli | Peter Erskine

If, as they say in the advertising world, perception is projection, then we on the outside gazing into the Italian...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016

Eddie Condon/Bud Freeman: Complete Commodore & Decca Sessions

Dave Tough | Max Kaminsky | Fats Waller | Benny Morton | Bing Crosby | George Wettling | Bob Haggart | Teddy Grace | Bud Freeman | Jack Lesberg

Commodore, the first US independent label to specialise in small-group jazz, started operations the night after Benny Goodman's 1938 Carnegie...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016

Art Pepper Quartet: Live At Fat Tuesday's

Milcho Leviev | Art Pepper | George Mraz | Al Foster

Having staged a remarkable comeback after many years of tribulation that would have buried a lesser person, Art Pepper knew...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016

Keith Rowe/John Tilbury: enough still not to know

John Tilbury | Keith Rowe

Kjell Bjørgeengen, visual artist and producer of this epic set, describes enough still not to know as “a place where...

Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016

John Coltrane: A Love Supreme: The Complete Masters

Archie Shepp | Jimmy Garrison | Art Davis | John Coltrane | McCoy Tyner | Elvin Jones

On 9 December 1964, Coltrane and his ‘Classic Quartet’ recorded A Love Supreme, which was certified Gold in 2001 for...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016

Bobby Bryant: Chicago Years

This is what Fresh Sound does best – assembling great tracks by relatively obscure musicians, in this case trumpeter Bryant's...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016

Pablo Held Trio: Recondita Armonia

Jonas Burgwinkel | Pablo Held | Robert Landfermann

The German pianist may only be 28 but this is already the seventh album to carry his name for this...

Reviewed by Peter Bacon in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016