Sun Ra And His Arkestra: In The Orbit Of Ra

Danny Davis | Elo Omoe | Cheryl Banks | Ronnie Boykins | Nate Pryor | Sun Ra | Jim Herndon | June Tyson | Judith Holton | Larry Northington

Presented by long standing Arkestra member and present bandleader Marshall Allen, this is an intelligently assembled compilation of the maestro's...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: October/2014

Jerry Léonide: The Key

Jerry Léonide | Johnny Joseph | Linley Marthe | Gino Chantoiseau | Christophe Chretien | Benjamin Petit | Woz Kaly | Vincent Le Quang | Fannie Klein | Fred Grenade

Seen recently in London with American vocalist Somi, Léonide is the young piano prodigy from Mauritius, a territory that punches...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2014

Mark Turner: Lathe Of Heaven

Marcus Gilmore | Avishai Cohen | Joe Martin | Mark Turner

There may be a great divide between uptempo anthem and downtempo ballad in jazz, but over time many have bridged...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2014

Albert Ayler Trio: Spiritual Unity

Sunny Murray | Gary Peacock | Albert Ayler

With near-perfect serendipity this album is reissued as anybody from Ayler accompanist Henry Grimes, along with Marc Ribot and Chad...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2014

Frank Harrison Trio: Lunaris

You might not expect a long-term ex-Gilad Atzmon sideman to go on to make airily reflective music, but this underrated...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2014

Alex LoRe: Dream House

This New York-based young alto saxophonist has his recent mentor George Garzone on his debut trio CD even though he's...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2014

Coleman Hawkins: Alive! At The Village Gate

Originally two Verve albums by Hawk's 1960s quartet with Tommy Flanagan, this couples them, includes guest spots by Eldridge and...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2014

Kevin MacKenzie/Steve Hamilton: Midnight Without You

A duo of leading Scottish instrumentalists on guitar and piano respectively in an ambient, melancholic jazzy pop exploration of the...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2014

Simona Premazzi: The Lucid Dreamer

This Italian, New York-based pianist has Greg Osby as her mentor (it's his label too and he's also a guest.)...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2014

Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins: Complete Recordings

Grant Green | Horace Parlan | Stanley Turrentine | Paul Chambers | George Tucker | Art Taylor | Al Harewood | Tommy Flanagan

This is the real deal, and Essential Jazz Classics is clearly the right label for such an intelligent compilation. Obviously...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: February/2018