The Sorcerers

Described as the Ethiopiques of the modern age, Leeds based band Sorcerers are indeed heavily influenced by Mulatu Astatke and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2015

Enrico Rava Quartet with Gianluca Petrella: Wild Dance

Enrico Morello | Gianluca Petrella | Gabriele Evangelista | Enrico Rava | Francesco Diodati

Rava, now into his fourth quartercentury, continues to go from strength to strength and, after a period on ECM in...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2015

Dave Betts Quintet: These Times

The experienced, Bristol-based Tito Puente influenced percussionistarranger Dave Betts specialises in infectiously funky latin-jazz grooves and his new horn-led ensemble...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2015

Bunk Johnson: Rare and Unissued Masters Vol.1 (1943-45)

Ten out of 16 tracks here see the light of day for the fi rst time, forming part of a...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2015

Gene Ammons’ All Stars: Complete Recordings With Jackie Mclean & Mal Waldron

Doug Watkins | Mal Waldron | Donald Byrd | Art Farmer | Addison Farmer | Candido Camero | Paul Chambers | Idrees Sulieman | Kenny Burrell | Gene Ammons

Gene Ammons may have been one of Prestige Records’ cash cows – responsible for shifting shed loads of albums, but...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: October/2015

Various Artists: Turtle Records Pioneering British Jazz 1970-1971

Chris Pyne | Barry Guy | Tony Oxley | Stan Sulzmann | Harry Beckett | Tony Levin | Norma Winstone | Mike Osborne | Chris McGregor | Harry Miller

Here's a bumper package to relish. Not one but three classic Brit jazz albums that come replete with a 17,000-word...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2015

Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci & Brian Blade: Children of the Light

Sachi Patitucci | John Patitucci | Brian Blade | Danilo Pérez

Pérez, Patitucci and Blade came together as Wayne Shorter's rhythm section in 2000. Children of the Light is the first...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2015

Aki Takase: The First Years In Europe

Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen | Takeo Moriyama | Nobuyoshi Ino | Maria João | Aki Takase | Hiroaki Katayama | Eiichi Hayashi | Rudi Mahall | Issei Igarashi | Shoto Koyama

This box set retrospective of recordings from Japanese pianist and composer Aki Takase spans the years when she was working...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: October/2015

Pawel Kaczmarczyk Audiofeeling Trio: Something Personal

Pawel Kaczmarczyk is a highly-rated young Polish pianist who has recorded for the ACT label. There are classical, folk song...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2015

Nick Finzer: The Chase

Leo Richardson | Mark Lewandowski | Ed Richardson | Rick Simpson | Quentin Collins | Alan Skidmore

Mentored by Steve Turre, this is the debut from a New York-based contemporary hard bop trombonist and composer with a...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2017