Various Artists: Walking To New Orleans

Alison Prestwood | Greg Morrow | Rob McNelley | Kevin McKendree | George Benson

A 4CD 100-track history of New Orleans jazz piano styles from Jelly Roll Morton and Dink Johnson to Eddie Bo...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2019

Harold Mabern: Right On Time

Steve Davis | Ed Cherry | Brian Charette | Willie Jones III | Ken Fowser | Joe Magnarelli

Mabern, who turned 77 the week of this live recording, has matured into a convincing amalgam of Les McCann and...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: April/2019

JÜ and Kjetil Møster: JÜ Meets Møster

Kjetil Møster | András Halmos | Ádám Mészarós | Ernö Hock

It was only a matter of time before Norwegian saxophonist Kjetil Møster found his way onto the RareNoise label. Over...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: February/2015

Hafez Modirzadeh: In Convergence Liberation

Amir Elsaffar | Dorothy Lawson | Milli Bermejo | Mary Rowell | Amir ElSaffar | Ralph Farris | Cornelius Dufallo | Amir Abbas Etemadzadeh | Hafez Modizardeh | Faraz Minooei

A hugely accomplished music theorist as well as a musician who has drawn on his Iranian dastgah as well as...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: February/2015

Sylvain Riffet/Jon Irabagon: Perpetual Motion

A fascinating tribute to legendary Sixth Avenue Viking Moondog led by a French saxophonist and an NYC one with accompanying...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015

Kavita Shah: Visions

Leland Whitty | Matthew Tavares | Julian Anderson-Bowes | Matthew Chalmers

Essentially a double hander between Kavita Shah and Lionel Loueke, Visions is a daring and ambitious work that casts its...

Reviewed by Ken Hunt in issue: May/2020

Gregory Porter: Issues Of Life – Features & Remixes

Paul Zauner | David Murray | Gregory Porter | Brian Jackson

As vocalist Porter embarks on the second phase of his career in major label land the independent that provided him...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015

Marcin Wasilewski Trio with Joakim Milder: Spark of Life

Marcin Wasilewski | Slawomir Kurkiewicz | Joakim Milder | Michal Miskiewicz

This is the Marcin Wasilewski Trio's second outing on an ECM disc in just a matter of months, having provided...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015

Conrad Herwig: The Latin Side Of Joe Henderson Featuring Joe Lovano

Richie Flores | Alex Sipiagin | Ruben Rodriguez | Joe Lovano | Ronnie Cuber | Conrad Herwig | Robby Ameen | Bill O'Connell

Joe Henderson always approached latin rhythm from a sly and seductive Blue Note angle. In contrast, trombonist Conrad Herwig and...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015

The Cookers: Time and Time Again

Billy Hart | David Weiss | Cecil McBee | Billy Harper | Donald Harrison | George Cables | Eddie Henderson

This really is the best working band anywhere at the moment. Six long-overlooked legendary jazz musicians (plus the underrated talent...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015