Terry Gibbs: Four Classic Albums

A good cross section of the master vibist’s mainly small group work, despite the odd ‘Jazz Band Ball’ session featuring...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2020

Aldo Romano: Canzoni

A 22-year old set from drummer Romano explores the Italian traditional song repertoire with the brilliant help of trumpeter Paolo...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2014

Bud Powell: In Paris

Kelly Martin | Erroll Garner | Eddie Calhoun

This 1963 set with Rivère and Fields is not a patch on Bud’s other great comeback recording, Our Man In...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2019

Gaubert/Ceccarelli/Top: Ligne Sud Trio

Perhaps better known as an arranger and TV and movie composer, Christian Gaubert leads his French trio from the piano...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2014

Cedric Caillaud Trio: Swingin the Count

A French bassist leads a energetic but largely unexceptional straight ahead tribute to Count Basie with a good cameo by...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2014

Milt Jackson: Quintet and Sextet with Lucky Thompson

Melange of 1950s dates from Savoy and Atlantic, this has Bags in fi ne form, sparring mainly with Hank Jones,...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2014

Ibrahim Maalouf: Illusions

Ronnie Smith | Chris Karan | Darren Dutson Bromley | Tina May | Peter Cater | Michael Edmonds | Bosco de Oliveira | Andrew Cleyndert | Patrick Bettison | Alan Barnes

Five albums into his recording career, things seem to be progressing nicely for Beirut-born, Paris-based trumpeter/composer Ibrahim Maalouf. The press...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: November/2014

Adam Rudolph's Moving Pictures: Both/And

Greg Heffernan | Jerome Harris | Elektra Kurtis | Ralph M. Jones | Jason Hwang | Adam Rudolph | Graham Haynes | Joseph Bowie | Mark Chung | Daniel Levin

Having been lucky enough to see this group, augmented by local Finnish musicians, at the Tampere jazz festival a few...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2014

Catherine & Wind: Duo Art – New Folks

Philip Catherine | Martin Wind

Back in the mists of ancient jazz time, Charles Mingus gave Belgian guitarist Philip Catherine the nickname ‘Young Django’. Several...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: March/2014

Maria Pia De Vito/François Couturier/Anja Lechner/Michele Rabbia: II Pergolese

Maria Pia De Vito | Michele Rabbia | François Couturier | Anja Lechner

Paying tribute to the short-lived 18th century Italian composer Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736), this ECM debut from Italian vocalist, composer...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2014