Don Cherry: Modern Art: Stockholm 1977

Moki Cherry | Lena Ahlman | Peter Ek | Don Cherry | Per Tjernberg | Torbjörn Hultcrantz | Bronislaw Suchanek | Georg Wadenius | Tommy Koverhult

Recorded in 1977 by sound engineer and photographer Nils Edström, this live recording of Don Cherry and his band performing...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015

Buddy Tate: Swingville Sessions

Three albums on two CDs show off Buddy at the height of his powers, with his bluff Texas tenor commanding...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015

Eric Johnson & Mike Stern: Eclectic

Eric Johnson | Mike Stern | Leni Stern | Anton Fig | Guy Forsyth | Chris Maresh | Malford Milligan | Christopher Cross

Here's an unalloyed pleasure from two masters of their art: and there is much art in these fleet fingered maestros,...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015

Intransit: Barlovento

A debut recording from a London-based dreamy synth-led Weather Report-inspired fusion quartet formed last year by bassist Colin McKenzie....

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

Various Artists: Magic Moments 7 Sounds of Surprise

A taster disc from the multicultural riches of Siggi Loch's high profile Munich label covering a wide spectrum of artists...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2015

Zoë Schwarz Blue Commotion: Exposed

Paul Robinson | Rob Koral | Zoë Schwarz | Pete Whittaker | Si Genaro

Hot on the heels of Good Times and The Blues Don't Scare Me, this latest installment from Blue Commotion is...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015

Mahavishnu Orchestra: Between Nothing & Eternity/Visions Of The Emerald Beyond

Ralphe Armstrong | Russell Tubbs | Gayle Moran | Michael Walden | Bob Knapp | Billy Cobham | Rick Laird | Jan Hammer | Jerry Goodman | Jean-Luc Ponty

The demise of the Mahavishnu Orchestra is well documented and the box set The Original Mahavishnu Complete Columbia Collection (released...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015

Michael Wollny Trio: Weltentraum Live — Philharmonie Berlin

Tim Lefebvre | Tim LeFebvre | Eric Schaefer | Michael Wollny

When Weltentraum was released in early 2014, there was an excitement about the album that seemed to suggest the next...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015

Booker Ervin: The Book Cooks

The Verse label continues its systematic reissue of the Bethlehem catalogue with this stellar sextet featuring Zoot Sims and Tommy...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015

Tubby Hayes: Tubby The Tenor/Tubby's Back In Town/Boston ‘64

Tubby Hayes | Ray Santisi | Eddie Costa | Dave Bailey | Horace Parlan | Walter Bishop Jr | George Duvivier | John Neves | Clark Terry | Rahsaan Roland Kirk

Tubby Hayes continues to impress today in much the same way he did way back when these remarkable recordings were...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015