Milt Jackson: Plenty Plenty Soul

The 1957 album in which Milt meets Quincy (recently reissued by Essential Jazz Classics) is augmented here by six bonus...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2012

Judith Owen: Come On and Get It

David Torkanowsky | Jason Marsalis | Judith Owen | Nicholas Payton

Recorded at Esplanade Studios in New Orleans with a stellar cast of musicians, Judith Owen’s Come On and Get It...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: September/2022

e.s.t: e.s.t. Live in Gothenburg

Dan Berglund | Esbjörn Svensson | Magnus Öström

Considered by the pianist himself as one of the best concerts he ever played (with good reason), Live in Gothenburg...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020

Alice Coltrane: Kirtan: Turiya Sings

Alice Coltrane

In the past few years, the full extent of Alice Coltrane's talents has been coming into sharper focus, and this...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2021

Yoko Miwa Trio: Songs of Joy

Brad Barrett | Scott Goulding | Will Slater | Yoko Miwa

The new release from Japanese pianist Yoko Miwa has an appealing lockdown title. Who couldn't do with a little joy...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: April/2021

Kari Antila/Peter Hertmans: Guitar Stories

The Belgian-based Finnish guitarist Kari Antila brings mentor Peter Hertmans along for the ride in an impressive quartet session, the...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2017

Sidney Bechet: Essential Original Albums

Three CDs for under £10 looks a bargain, but the first is an amalgam of LP anthologies, and the latter...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2017/2018

Siobhan Lamb: Meditations

Andrew Fuller | Anne Morphee | Barak Schmool | Children's Choir | Christopher Macklin | Clare Finnimore | Gerard Presencer | Gregory Warren Wilson | Hugh Webb | Mary E. Larew

Classically trained flautist and composer Siobhan Lamb clearly enjoys mixing her sources and inspirations, as is demonstrated in these two...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: October/2012

Ergo: As Subtle as Tomorrow

A melodic yet experimental ambient acoustic trio led by the trombonist Brett Sroka who's influences span minimalism and ambient electronica...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2016

Various Artists: Keep It Light: A Panorama Of British Jazz – The Modernists

Don Rendell | Dudley Moore | George Shearing | Jack Parnell | Joe Harriott | Johnny Dankworth | Ronnie Scott | Tommy Watt | Tony Crombie | Tubby Hayes

While not trying to downgrade the artistry of either Humphrey Lyttelton or George Melly, I don't believe that their musical...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: August/2017