Jimmy Giuffre 3 & 4: New York Concerts

Richard Davis | Joe Chambers | Don Friedman | Jimmy Giuffre | Barre Phillips

This is a surprise, the tapes of the two concerts having only come to light two years ago. Engineered by...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: July/2014

Soren Bebe Trio featuring Marc Johnson: Eva

This Copenhagen-based pianist showcased at Jazzahead this year, and here alongside the American bassist Marc Johnson, he leads a moody,...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2014

Dose Hermanos: Batique

Bob Bralove | Tom Constanten

Seventeen years into Dose Hermanos' journey, this is their first collection of acoustic piano (Yamaha and Baldwin) performances. The composition...

Reviewed by Ken Hunt in issue: July/2014

Carmen McRae: For Once In My Life

Not every jazz singer could carry off an album of 1960s pop hits, but Carmen completely owns her material, helped...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2014

Vilde&Inga: Makrofauna

Inga Margrete Aas | Vilde Sandve Alnæs

Vilde&Inga's ECM debut is not the sort of album you should put on if you're battling a headache. There's an...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: July/2014

Outside Line: Introducing Outside Line

Jamie Taylor | Garry Jackson | Dave Walsh | Matt Anderson

Highly praised for his contributions as guitarist with the Jamil Sheriff Big Band, Jamie Taylor also happens to lecture at...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: July/2014

Keith Jarrett/Charlie Haden: Last Dance

Keith Jarrett | Charlie Haden

Last Dance comes from the same sessions in March 2007 that produced the best-selling Jasmine, released in 2010. This second...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2014

Benedicte Maurseth/Asne Valland Nordli: Over Tones

Hardanger fiddle and traditional Kveding vocals in a duo from the West of Norway combined in a subtle, ethereal way...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2014

Monty Alexander: Harlem-Kingston Express Vol. 2: The River Rolls On

Karl Wright | Earl Appleton | Andy Bassford | Monty Alexander | Caterina Zapponi | Hassan Shakur | Wendel Ferraro | Obed Calvaire | Courtney Panton | Yotam Silberstein

“I'm a Jamaican. I'm an American. I'm a proud Jamerican. Identity crisis? No – identities embraced!” So declares Monty Alexander...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: July/2014

Jaco Pastorious: Word Of Mouth

John Clark | Tom Scott | Pete Erskine | Don Alias | Howard Johnson | Mike Gibbs | Chuck Findley | Herbie Hancock | Paul Horn-Muller | Wayne Shorter

One of the era's great albums: and not just because of Pastorious' bravura playing, of which of course there's plenty,...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2014