Don Carlos/Laurie Johnson: Crazy Latin/A Brass Band Swinging

Two sessions from 1959 that might have been better left buried in Denis Preston’s vaults, stilted cha-cha-cha on one hand,...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2013

Ornette Coleman: Friends And Neighbours

Ed Blackwell | Dewey Redman | friends and neighbours | Charlie Haden | Ornette Coleman

One of the great sleeves in jazz features kids seemingly untouched by the self-destructive nature of the adult world, and...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2013

Roscoe Mitchell Quartet: Live at ‘A Space’ 1975

Roscoe Mitchell | Spencer Barefield | George Lewis | Muhal Richard Abrams

The Art Ensemble of Chicago generated such an irrepressible momentum that it’s sometimes easy to forget that it was essentially...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: October/2013

Earl Klugh: Hand Picked

The Detroit-born guitarist boasts a programme of derivative yet affecting solo acoustic and duo versions of standards with guests that...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2013

Rufus Reid: Quiet Pride

This versatile bassist-composer’s suite for 20-piece big band is top drawer, inspired by the sculptures of Elizabeth Catlett with voices...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2013

Acker Bilk: The Radio Luxembourg Sessions, Vols 7, 8 and 9

Radio historians will no doubt love the stilted chat and repetitive programming of this further tranche of shows from 1959-60,...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2013

Kenny Drew: Four Classic Albums Introducing The Kenny Drew Trio/This Is New/Talkin' & Walkin'/Pal Joey

Donald Byrd | Wilbur Ware | Joe Maini | Leroy Vinnegar | Kenny Drew | G.T. Hogan | Curly Russell | Lawrence Marable | Hank Mobley | Philly Joe Jones

Though he recorded in the region of four-dozen albums under his own name, nowadays Kenny Drew is perhaps best known...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: October/2013

Ry Cooder and Corridos Famosos: Live In San Francisco

Ranjit Barot | Kevin Scott | Etienne M’Bappe | Jimmy Herring | Jason Crosby | Jeff Sipe | Matt Slocum | Gary Husband | John McLaughlin

With Buddy Guy, Derek Trucks and Cooder all putting out major releases within six weeks of each other, the great...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2018

Mark Masters Ensemble: Everything You Did: The Music of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen

Tim Hagans | Louis Fasman | Gene Cipriano | Gary Smulyan | Anna Mjoll | Brad Dutz | Billy Harper | Hamilton Price | Brian Williams | Peter Erskine

The mutual love affair between Steely Dan and jazzers has flourished for decades, and while Masters has previously recorded projects...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2013

Iro Haarla Sextet: Kolibri

The ex-Edward Vesala collaborator and leading underground Finnish composer-pianist leads a fine sextet that’s both majestic and slyly inventive....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2013