David Chesky: Jazz in the New Harmonic

Billy Drummond | Peter Washington | Jeremy Pelt | Javon Jackson | David Chesky

In the liner notes, there are references to projects as far apart as early Gunther Schiller Third Stream ventures and...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014

Carmen McRae: Take Five/Live at Sugar Hill

Two live sets, the fi rst with Dave Brubeck's trio in 1961 – Dave and Joe Morello shadowing every nuance...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014

John Abercrombie Quartet: 39 Steps

Joey Baron | John Abercrombie | Marc Copland | Drew Gress

Abercrombie's blithe, gossamer textured guitar work may not obviously evoke the movies of cockney master Hitchcock, but the guitar man...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014

Love Notes Special Unit: Love to Light

Japanese mainstream jazz vocalist Mai Inouye sings mostly standards with a band that includes ex-Chet Baker/Lee Konitz west coast veteran...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014

Frank Rosolino: Turn Me Loose!

Urbane and smooth trombone from Rosolino with Victor Feldman's trio, but his vocals – oh dear! – how can someone...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014

Bunny Berigan: Swingin' and Jumpin'

Another fi ne addition to Hep's Metronome historic broadcasts series, this shows what a brilliant band Berigan led from 1937-9,...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014

Jeff Lorber Fusion: Hacienda

Eric Marienthal | Jimmy Haslip | Gary Novak | Jeff Lorber | Dave Weckl | Ed Mann | Michael Thompson | Jean-Luc Ponty | Lenny Castro | Paul Jackson Jr

Apparently, Lorber's squillionth release was inspired by house music and indeed takes its title from Tony Wilson's Manc club of...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014

Modern Jazz Quartet: The Lost Tapes/Germany 1956-1958

Percy Heath | Connie Kay | John Lewis | Milt Jackson

Though their popularity was truly international, John Lewis once informed me that from the very start the MJQ's most appreciative...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014

Craig Handy: & 2nd Line Smith

Ali Jackson | Craig Handy | Kyle Koehler | Wynton Marsalis | Dee Dee Bridgewater | Clarence Spady | Matt Chertkoff | Jason Marsalis | Clark Gayton | Herlin Riley

Take the Jimmy Smith songbook, add a touch of contemporary jazz improvisation, and back it up with the beat of...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014

Herbie Hancock: The Complete Columbia Album Collection 1972-1988

Herbie Hancock

Hats off to Columbia, who are recycling their huge and musically significant back catalogue and coming up with series of...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014