Various artists: Ella 100: Live at the Apollo!

Brian Nova | Cassandra Wilson | Gregg Field | Ledisi | Lizz Wright | Nathan East | Patti Austin | Shelly Berg

It's fascinating to think that, were it not for a last-minute change of heart when she decided to sing rather...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: August/2020

Karuna Trio: Imaginary Archipelago

Adam Rudolph | Hamid Drake | Ralph M Jones

Think of this ethnographically liberated unit as a direct descendant of Codona, the late-1970s/early-80s trio of percussionist Nana Vasconcelos, sitar/tabla...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: August/2020

Daniel Weiss: Drive

Daniel Weiss

Weiss achieved early international coverage as a participant in Guitar Idol 2016 which still crops up on Sky Arts, He's...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2021

Sunna Gunnlaugs: Long Pair Bond

Porgrimur Jónsson | Scott McLemore | Sunna Gunnlaugs

This is Sunna Gunnlaugs’ first trio album in 13 years, and here she is accompanied by Porgrimur Jónsson on bass...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2012

George Russell Sextet featuring Jan Garbarek: Trip to Prillarguri

Arild Andersen | George Russell | Jan Garbarek | Jon Christensen | Stanton Davis | Terje Rypdal

There is little doubt that George Russell's Scandinavian sojourn (1963-69) had an enormous impact on Swedish and Norwegian jazz, not...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2017

Vinson-Hekselman-Sanchez: Trio Grande

Antonio Sanchez | Gilad Hekselman | Will Vinson

The same New York-based line-up stated above assembled in 2018, and at short notice recorded It's Alright With Three for...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2021

Tom Hewson Trio: Treehouse

Calum Gourlay | Lewis Wright | Tom Hewson

Treehouse by the ex-Trinity Laban, E17 Jazz Collective pianist Tom Hewson is part of a new series by the long-established...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2015

Shirley Horn: At The Gaslight Square 1961

This live concert, making its first appearance on CD, finds Horn at her early-period best, singing with a full vocal...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015

Whit Dickey/Kirk Knuffke: Drone Dream

The Brooklyn duo of drummer Dickey and melodically adaptable trumpeter Knuffke complement each other superbly during this stimulating, yet uncluttered...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2019

Various Artists: This Is Flying Dutchman 1969-1975

Bob Thiele | Caesar | Esther Marrow | Gil Scott-Heron | Leon Thomas | Lonnie Liston Smith | Oliver Nelson | Ornette Coleman | Steve Allen

BGP, one of the foremost curators of classic independent black music, has issued many titles on the pioneering Flying Dutchman...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2023