Benny Greb: Moving Parts

Kit Downes | Chris Montague

The 34-year-old German drummer Benny Greb is the kind of powerhouse groove monster that demands your attention. But his new...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2015

Russell, Beresford, Edwards and Liavik Solberg: Will It Float?

Steve Beresford | John Edwards | John Russell | Ståle Liavik Solberg

From gurgles and groans, plinks and plonks, ticks and tocks, emerge four tracks recorded in a Stoke Newington church back...

Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: May/2015

Harry James: Four Classic Albums Plus

From 1959-61 when James was in Basie territory with charts by Ernie Wilkins and Neal Hefti, this is the finest...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2019

Miles Davis: The Quintessence

All Miles's key recordings from 1954-1960 in one 2CD set make this an ideal starting point, and a good general...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2015

Jens Fossum: Bass Detector

A Trondheim-born electric bassist-composer on his Jaco-influenced high velocity Fender Jazz bass knocks out an entertaining style mix of Caribbean...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2015

Thelonious Monk: Thelonious Monk Trio

Max Roach | Thelonious Monk | Sonny Rollins | John Ore | Gary Mapp | Frankie Dunlop | Charlie Rouse | Ernie Henry | Oscar Pettiford

There's some serious stuff on the first two reissues, especially the Monk Trio. Mostly consisting of the three relevant Prestige...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2018

Jaco Pastorius Big Band: Twins II

Jon Faddis | Pete Erskine | Don Alias | Randy Brecker | Jaco Pastorius | Toots Theilemans | Bob Mintzer

A re-issue of a Japanese concert that's not always been easy to find, so doubly welcome in that it captures...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2015

Julia Biel: Love Letters and Other Missiles

Jasper Høiby | Idris Rahman | Sebastian Rochford | Julia Biel

From the dream-like, minimalist album opener ‘When The Sun Goes In’ which gently ushers you into a sound-world bathed in...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: May/2015

John Carter & Bobby Bradford: Self Determination Music

Tom Williamson | Bobby Bradford | John Carter | Henry Franklin | Buzz Freeman

Of all the titles released in the excellent Flying Dutchman series this is arguably the jewel in the crown: a...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: May/2015

Gavin Harrison: Cheating The Polygraph

Gary Sanctuary | Mark Nightingale | Laurence Cottle | Ryan Quigley | Larry Williams | Ben Castle | Tom Walsh | Freddie Gavita | Gareth Lockrane | Dave Stewart

Harrison holds down the drum chair in Porcupine Tree and King Crimson so knows a thing or three of all...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2015