SkyDive Trio: Sun Moee

Mats Eilertsen | Thomas T Dahl | Olavi Louhivuori

Did you ever meet someone at a party who was just so polite and inoffensive that you later had trouble...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: August/2015

Ivo Perelman/Matthew Shipp: Callas

Joe Morris | Matthew Shipp | Ivo Perelman | Mat Maneri | Whit Dickey

True to form New York-based Brazilian saxophonist Perelman unveils another burst of activity with three projects that could not be...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2015

Brian Landrus Trio: The Deep Below

The baritone sax rising star Brian Landrus teams up with a couple of prime jazz players in Lonnie Plaxico and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2015

Dafnis Prieto Sextet: Triangles and Circles

Peter Apfelbaum | Mike Rodriguez | Manuel Valera | Johannes Weidenmueller | Dafnis Prieto | Felipe Lamoglia

Dafnis Prieto is really in a class of his own. A genius in his own right, he's not only a...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: August/2015

Mark Springer: The Rip Rig & Panic Piano Solos

Mark Springer

In the sleeve notes to his solo disc, pianist Mark Springer makes the interesting point that, in the classical world,...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: August/2015

Arnett Cobb: Funky Butt

A 1980 quartet session with fine expatriate British pianist Derek Smith was Cobb's final studio date, but he's as in...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2015

Rainer Böhm & Norbert Scholly: Juvenile

This German duo comprising of acoustic guitarist Scholly, who has contributed to several WDR Big Band projects, and pianist Böhm...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2015

Pepper Adams: Pepper Adams Quintet/Critics' Choice

Stu Williamson | Doug Watkins | Jimmy Rowles | Carl Perkins | Leroy Vinnegar | Pepper Adams | Lee Katzman | Herbie Steward | Mel Lewis

In contrast to the cool lyrical approach of Serge Chaloff, Gerry Mulligan and Lars Gullin, Detroit gigster Pepper Adams was...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: August/2015

Sonny Clark: The Art Of The Trio

Max Roach | George Duvivier | Paul Chambers | Sonny Clark | Jymie Merritt | Philly Joe Jones

Before his tragically early demise in 1963, Clark was mainly known for his ensemble work and especially for small-group sets...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2015

Teddi King/Carol Sloane/Morgana King: Five Classic Albums

Hank Jones | Percy Heath | Curley Russell | Tommy Potter | Max Roach | Thelonious Monk | Kenny Dorham | Roy Haynes | Charlie Parker | Don Lamond

Choose three singers at random and bundle their work together – record production or expediency? The discs are all OK...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2020