Herbie Mann: Today!

Barry Beckett | Andrew Love | Ed Logan | Roger Hawkins | Wayne Jackson | Herbie Mann | Bruno Carr | James Mitchell | Eddie Hinton | Roy Ayers

Whereas Stan Getz reluctantly bowed to the inescapable truth that his Bossa Nova repertoire elevated him to international Top 40...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: August/2014

Interstatic: Arise

Zara McFarlane | Moses Boyd | Shabaka Hutchings | Peter Edwards

There remains something splendidly old school about this still young trio. They play with a raw toned directness rare among...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2017

Jerry Bergonzi: Intersecting Lines

Andrea Michelutti | Dave Santoro | Dick Oatts | Jerry Bergonzi

Back in the day, there were so many terrific tenor players spread over the various genres in jazz, but somehow...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: August/2014

Miles Davis: Tutu

Miles Davis

These reissues, including yet another reappearance of Tutu – even after the super-duper ultimate Tutu double CD reissue that included...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2014

Marty Paich: The Broadway Bit

Previously out from Warner and Rhino, this 12-piece band is mainly sought after by Scott LaFaro fans, as he plays...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2014

Ilhan Ersahin's Wonderland: The Other Side Karsi Yaka

Mehmet Akatay | Nuri Lekesizgoz | Ilhan Ersahin | Jane Birkin | Kem-Pa | Aykut Sutoglu | Seyyal Taner | Aytac Dogan | Izzet Kizil | Ozan Musluoglu

Saxophonist-producer Ersahin has been making headway with his self-started Nublu club scene in Manhattan for over a decade, bringing the...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2014

Alexander Hawkins: Song Singular

Alexander Hawkins

The adventurous, young in-demand Oxford-based pianist seems to enjoy the diverse challenges of integrating composition and improvisation in various-sized ensembles....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2014

Wardell Gray: Way Out Wardell

Irving Ashby | Harry Babison | Red Callender | Barney Kessel | Vido Musso | Erroll Garner | Don Lamond | Wardell Gray | Arnold Ross | Vic Dickenson

Over the years more attention has been focused on the conflicting circumstances that resulted in Gray being found with his...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: August/2014

Fire! Orchestra: Enter

Elin Larsson | Mats Äleklint | Fredrik Larsson | Andreas Werliin | Emil Strandberg | David Stackenäs | Niklas Barnö | Sofia Jernberg | Martin Küchen | Anna Högberg

As the trio Fire!, saxophonist Mats Gustafsson, bassist Johan Berthling and drummer Andreas Werliin have, since 2009, been making moody...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: August/2014

Modern Jazz Quartet: Concert In Japan Vol.1 & Vol.2

Percy Heath | Connie Kay | John Lewis | Milt Jackson

Whereas it's commonplace for touring artists to send wish-you-were-here postcards to the folks back home, the MJQ often plumped for...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: August/2014