Bud Shank & Chet Baker: Michelle/California Dreamin’

Among the many great records left by the late Bud Shank, and though they were hits in their day, these...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2016

Ella Fitzgerald: Complete 1950-60 Piano Duets

Barney Kessel | Charlie Smith | Clyde Lombardi | Ella Fitzgerald | Ellis Larkins | Hank Jones | Jimmy Crawford | Nelson Boyd | Oscar Peterson | Paul Smith

The 20 tracks that Ella Fitzgerald recorded with pianist Ellis Larkins in 1950 and 1954 are arguably the best duets...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2018

Album Interview: Nat Birchall: Guiding Spirit

Adam Fairhall | Chris Manis | Gavin Barras | Gaz Hughes | Matthew Halsall | Nat Birchall | Rachael Gladwin

One of the albums that helped to put Manchester back on the jazz map last year was Matthew Halsall's Colour...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: June/2010

John Pearce: Just Friends

The young Bristol-based violinist is in the Stephane Grappelli mould whose quartet, including veteran pianist David Newton, comes from an...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2019

Dwiki Dharmawan: So Far So Close

An Indonesian veteran keyboardist dazzles with his epic prog-fusion licks in a band featuring bassist Jimmy Haslip and ex-Zappa drummer...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2016

Oliver Nelson/Lem Winchester: Takin' Care of Business/Lem's Beat

Vibes player Winchester isn't the best-known name in jazz, but these two sessions with excellent charts by Oliver Nelson are...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2013

Oneness Of Juju: African Rhythms

Plunky Nkabinde Branch

Brainchild of saxophonistbandleadercomposer Plunky Nkabinde Branch, Oneness of Juju was one of the flagship ensembles of a fiercely political independent...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2020

Trevor Watts Moiré Music Drum Orchestra: With The Flow

Colin McKenzie | Jojo Yates | Nana Appiah | Nana Tsiboe | Nee Daka Patato | Paapa J Memsah | Trevor Watts

To criticise music as life-affirming as this seems rather churlish, so it is with a heavy heart that I write...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: March/2022

Keith Jarrett: Munich 2016

Keith Jarrett

Recorded at Munich’s Philharmonie on 16 July, 2016, the last night of his European tour, Jarrett arrives at the piano...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2020

The Necks: Mindset

Chris Abrahams | Lloyd Swanton | Tony Buck

More than 20 years and a couple of dozen albums into their musical journey together, Australian improvising trio, The Necks,...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: Dec/Jan/2011/2012