Charlie Haden/Gonzalo Rubalcaba: Tokyo Adagio

Gonzalo Rubalcaba | Charlie Haden

Before Charlie Haden died in July 2014, he was urging Impulse! to release this album, comprising the best performances taken...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2015

Ginger Johnson & His African Messengers: African Party

This year is so far proving to be a good period for the reissue of gems of British jazz and...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2015

Billy Strayhorn: Day Dream: Complete 1945-61 Sessions as a Leader

A valuable anthology of six Strayhorn sessions plus the piano duets with Ellington that were recorded between 1945-50, making this...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2015

The Chris Hinze Combination: Sister Slick

Robert Jan Stips | Chris Hinze | Philip Catherine | Rob van den Broeck | Jasper Van ‘t Hof | Gerry Brown | John Lee | Henny Vonk | Jan Huydts | Rob Van Den Broeck

Dutch flautist Chris Hinze made a name for himself in the early 1970s with light jazz interpretations of both classical...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: August/2015

Gregory Tardy: With Songs of Joy

A classily inventive straight ahead session led by the consummate saxophonist Gregory Tardy with trumpeter Philip Dizack, pianist John Chin,...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2015

Fredrik Kronkvist: Monk Vibes

Fredrik Kronkvist | Jason Marsalis | Gregory Hutchinson | Reuben Rogers

Marsalis first hooked up with Kronkvist as a drummer, depping for Antonio Sanchez. But it was when the Swede and...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: August/2015

Gianluca Lusi: Never Fault Behind The Scenes

Gianluca Lusi | Andrea Rea | Gregory Hutchinson | Reuben Rogers

This is a smart calling card from Italian saxophonist Gianluca Lusi, who comes out of the traps blowing and keeps...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: August/2015

Karin Krog: Don't Just Sing: An Anthology 1963-1999

Jon Christensen | Steve Kuhn | John Surman | Karin Krog | Steve Swallow

Encompassing everything from free jazz to standards to covers, this exceptional 16-track anthology provides ample proof why Karin Krog is...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: August/2015

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra: The Conny Plank Session

Cat Anderson | Rufus Jones | Harry Carney | Harold Ashby | Malcolm Taylor | Norris Turney | Mercer Ellington | Cootie Williams | Wild Bill Davis | Booty Wood

The billing sounds highly significant, but the circumstances are more mundane. Plank, subsequently an influential producer through the likes of...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2015

K Tríó: Vindstig

A DIY package put together by an Amsterdam-based band with an international line-up of Icelandic pianist Kristján Martinsson, French/UK bassist...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2015