Ada Rovatti: Disguise

The New York-based Italian saxophonist composes attractively funky tunes on a recording featuring the ubiquitous Randy Brecker and other big...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2015

Matt Owens: The Aviators' Ball

Featuring music originally commissioned by the Manchester Jazz Festival, a local young bassist-arranger combines wind quintet and jazz ensemble for...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2015

Fatoumata Diawara & Roberto Fonseca: At Home Live in Marciac

Sekou Bah | Ramses Rodriguez | Roberto Fonseca | Yandy Martinez | Drissa Sibide | Fatoumata Diawara | Joel Hierrezuelo

Cuba and West Africa have long had musical links so it's no wonder, really, that renowned Havana-based pianist Roberto Fonseca...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2015

Oliver Lake & William Parker: To Roy

William Parker | Oliver Lake

Between them Lake and Parker have played in all manner of configurations over the years, but this horn-bass duo is...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2015

Art Pepper: The Art of Pepper

One of the great Pepper albums featuring the altoist with pianist Carl Perkins, and originally released on reel-to-reel – this...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2015

Sal Salvador Colours In Sound Orchestra: Complete Recordings 1958-64

The session guitarist launched his own innovative big band on three Decca and Dauntless albums, with no reeds and brass-heavy...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2015

Various Artists: Blaxploitation: Six Classic Funk Soundtracks

Isaac Hayes | James Brown | Marvin Gaye | Booker T & The MGs | Roy Ayers | Johnny Pate

Well-travelled as the good ship Blaxploitation is, this 6CD box set nonetheless provides a useful ‘starter pack’ for those who...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2015

Joshua Jaswon: Ribbons

Andy Chapman | George Moore | Freddie Gavita | Joshua Jaswon | Calum Gourlay

With his career seemingly preordained by his name, Jaswon is a young alto saxophonist of rare thoughtfulness and poise. On...

Reviewed by Brian Glasser in issue: June/2015

Stan Getz: The Steamer

One of the finest mid-1950s Getz quartets, this Verve album is rightly celebrated as the ideal match between Stan and...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2015

Blue Note

Ramon Negrete | Alejandro Campos | Arturo Cipriano | Juan Ramon | Salvador ‘Rabito’ Aguero | Eugenio Toussaint | Roberto Aymes

At least geographically speaking, you'd kind of expect a top-flight Mexican jazz ensemble to come up with a fusion of...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: June/2015