Persson Danielsson Sundby: The Second Time Around Live in UMEA

The Gothenburg-born pianist Anders Persson is the nominal leader and main composer behind an elegant Euro-jazz contemporary trio that features...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2014

Louis Armstrong: Integrale Vol. 13: A Song Was Born

The project to issue every Armstrong record in chronological order reaches 1947, and includes the Town Hall Concert, Symphony Hall...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2014

Marc Ribot Trio: Live At The Village Vanguard

Jonathan Finlayson | Sean Rickman | Anthony Tidd | Miles Okazaki | Steve Coleman

The acoustically restrained bias of New York's Village Vanguard club seems to be getting steadily subverted in recent years. Surely...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: November/2018

Baden Powell: Solitude on Guitar

Joaquim Paes Henriques | Ebehard Weber | Baden Powell

Opening, like a blossom, with the dreamy, meditative ‘Introducao Ao Poema Dos Olhos Da Amada’ (A Poem on the Eyes...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: October/2014

Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos: Jazz Composers Forum –

Goncalo Dias | Alvaro pinto | Rui Teixeira | Susana Santos Silva | Mario Santos | Javier Pereiro | José Pedro Coelho | Andre Fernandes | Geoclãndio Monteiro | Demian Cabaud

Formed in 1999, Portugal's 17-piece jazz-world orchestra gets to grips with new pieces by a top-notch list of commissioned composers...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2014

Peggy Connelly: That Old Black Magic

Actress-singer Connelly (wife of Dick Martin of the Laugh-In comedy show)was a fine ballad interpreter, and this set (originally for...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2014

Trigger Alpert: Trigger Happy

Alpert's pianoless septet was one of the few bands the ex-Glenn Miller bassist led on record, but it's a fine...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2014

Mark Jennett: Everybody Says Don't

Sebastiaan de Krom | Sebastiaan De Krom | Andy Panayi | Rob Barron | Martin Shaw | Geoff Gascoyne

Kicking off with the adrenalised title track, taken from the Sondheim musical Anyone Can Whistle, this hugely enjoyable 14-track collection...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: October/2014

Mark Springer: Piano

Mark Springer

Mark Springer was pianist with, and a key musical driver of, early 1980s UK avant-garde post-punk outfit Rip Rig +...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: October/2014

Cedar Walton: Reliving The Moment

Billy Higgins | Freddie Hubbard | Bob Berg | David Williams | Cedar Walton

There are many delights here and, given the relative unavailability of some of Walton's more lauded albums, it works as...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2014