Krakaeur's Ancestral Groove: Checkpoint

This clarinettist's search for his eastern European Jewish roots (with guests that include Marc Ribot) reveals a tantalising John Zorn-like...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2014

Dizzy Gillespie/Sonny Rollins: The Legendary Sessions

A 2CD reissue of Sonny Side Up and Duets (both featuring Rollins and Stitt) plus the previous year's Dizzy/Stitt set...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2014

Stéphane Kerecki Quartet: Nouvelle Vague

Emile Parisien | Jeanne Added | Stéphane Kerecki | John Taylor | Fabrice Moreau

French Nouvelle Vague cinema introduced some great filmmakers: Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Jacques Demy and Louis Malle. It also featured...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: September/2014

Jonas Hellborg: The Silent Life – Solo Bass 1990

Jonas Hellborg

With his Messianic looks and organ stop eyes, Hellborg (lummy even the name's scary) is nothing if not committed to...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: September/2014

Magnus Lindgren: Souls

Ira Coleman | Magnus Lindgren | Gregory Porter | Leonardo Amuedo

Bringing together a host of great vocalists and guest musicians from Brazil, Sweden, the US and UK, Souls sees Swedish...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: September/2014

Anders and Christian Jormin: Provenance

A Swedish duo of long-time Bobo Stenson bass man Anders and his pianist/percussionist brother Christian perform patient, quiet yet tenderly...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2017

Alex Mercado Trio: Symbiosis

Pedro Segundo | Ross Stanley | Dennis Rollins

In the best tradition of latin-rooted jazz pianists, the well-travelled Alex Mercado's playing fizzes with a natural exuberance. In 2012...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2015

Johnathan Blake: Gone, But Not Forgotten

Mark Turner | Chris Potter | Johnathan Blake | Ben Street

On a rare depressing ‘off’ night by Tom Harrell's Colours of a Dream band at Ronnie's recently, the one shining...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: September/2014

Ronnie Scott: Fast & Loose – Live In 1954

Benny Green | Jimmy Deuchar | Victor Feldman | Lennie Bush | Ken Wray | Pete King | Derek Humble | Tony Crombie | Ronnie Scott

Unless you are fortunate enough to possess an extremely rare copy of the 1954 Esquire release The Ronnie Scott Jazz...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: September/2014

Thomas Buckner/Joelle Leandre/Nicole Mitchell: Flowing Stream

Joelle Leandre | Nicole Mitchell | Thomas Buckner

As much as the appeal of an orchestra to many musicians and listeners is the greater scope and size of...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2014