Jan Lundgren: All By Myself

The high level Bill Evans-inspired Swedish pianist is both playfully elegant and full of surprises in a piano solo session...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2014

Hans Koller & Friends: Legends Live

Saxophonist Koller plays with European and American jazz masters in two radio jams from 1959-60, the highlight teaming Martial Solal...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2014

Paragon: Cerca

Peter Ehwald | Arthur Lea | Jon Scott | Matthias Nowak

This ensemble recording, the second following Quarterlife Crisis released in 2009 by the quartet Paragon really hits its target. They're...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2014

Ronnie Smith Trio: Illusions

Ronnie Smith | Chris Karan | Darren Dutson Bromley | Tina May | Peter Cater | Michael Edmonds | Bosco de Oliveira | Andrew Cleyndert | Patrick Bettison | Alan Barnes

I knew nothing of Smith until this self-issued double-CD arrived and I don't know a lot more now. It turns...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: November/2014

Hannah Svensson: Each Little Moment

A Carmen McRae-influenced swinger from Sweden with her mainstream interpretation of standards supported by a quartet that includes pianist Jan...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2014

Gary Burton Quartet: Duster/Country Roads & Other Places

Gary Burton | Jerry Hahn | Larry Coryell | Roy Haynes

Several labels have chimed-in during recent times with reissues of Burton's precocious work as a teenager when contracted to RCA...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2014

Various Artists: Salsa de la Bahia Vol 2

This is Steven Loza's book Barrio Rhythm come to life – Bay Area Latin bands from the 1980s to the...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2014

Joan Chamorro & Andrea Motis: Feelin' Good

The teenage singer-trumpeter Andrea Motis is a big deal in Spain already, and her partnership with Barcelona-based saxophonist-mentor creates a...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2014

Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & Albatrosh: Treehouse

Lewis Wright | Tom Hewson | Calum Gourlay

Recorded live at Molde Jazz festival, a young Trondheim sax/piano duo Albatrosh, featuring Eyolf and Andre Roligheten, adapt their compositions...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2015

Duke Ellington: Treasury Shows Vol 18

Four broadcasts from 1944 and 1946 plus a few oddments make up this latest set of broadcasts, and even in...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2014