Keith Jarrett: Creation

Dennis Russell Davies | Keith Jarrett | Kazuyoshi Akiyama

These two exemplary albums, released to coincide with Jarrett's 70th birthday on 8 May 2015, are indicative of how the...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2015

Giovanni Guidi Trio: This Is The Day

Giovanni Guidi | Joao Lobo | Thomas Morgan

Having missed the chance to catch the trio live in London in April, I'm left with a rather variable, if...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2015

Ida Sand: Young At Heart

Ola Gustafsson | Dan Berglund | Jesper Nordenström | Ida Sand | Christer Jansson

Following her 2011 ACT release The Gospel Truth, which paid fulsome homage to the dual influences of gospel and soul...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: June/2015

Sidney Bechet: French Movies

A collection of the soundtracks for three movies Bechet made in France in 1955-56, the excellent sound and vibrant playing...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2015

Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufield: Never Were The Way She Was

Sarah Neufield | Colin Stetson

With his New History Warfare trilogy, released between 2007 and 2013, saxophonist Colin Stetson more or less established himself as...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: June/2015

Jack Teagarden: Jack Teagarden!!!

Big T's 1962 Verve session is one of a number where Norman Granz brought fine traditional players to his label,...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2015

Natalia Mateo: Heart of Darkness

The fact she's Polish and attended a nun's school sounds like something out of recent Oscar-winning film Ida. But a...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2015

Harris Eisenstadt: Golden State II

The Californian-based drummer's second release with his Golden State quartet influenced by Wadada Leo Smith features clarinettist Michael Moore and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2015

Steve Coleman & The Council Of Balance: Synovial Joints

Rane Moore | Marcus Gilmore | David Bryant | Jonathan Finlayson | Barry Crawford | Alex Lipowski | Chris Otto | Jay Campbell | Jeff Missal | Jen Shyu

While the enduring small group, Five Elements, has been a consistently effective vehicle for Steve Coleman's work for more than...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2015

Harold Mabern: Afro Blue

Joe Farnsworth | Eric Alexander | Jeremy Pelt | Steve Turre | Peter Bernstein | John Webber | Harold Mabern

“I feel good when singers say they love the way you play. That's the highest compliment,” says pianist Harold Mabern...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: June/2015