Richard Galliano: Nino Rota

Boris Kozlov | Clarence Penn | Dave Douglas | John Surman | Richard Galliano

One of the stronger performances of last year’s London Jazz Festival was by Richard Galliano’s La Strada Quintet dedicated to...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2012

Joe McPhee & Mats Gustafsson: Brace For Impact

Joe McPhee | Mats Gustafsson

Throughout a career lasting half a century, Joe McPhee has explored a multiplicity of strategies for improvisation – from original...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: March/2019

Anton Schwartz: Flash Mob

This tenor saxophonist releases his fi fth CD In a quintet including previously touted pianist Taylor Eigsti and mixes up...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2014

Kevin Eubanks: The Messenger

Alvin Chea | Bill Pierce | Duane Eubanks | Joey De Leon Jr | Kevin Eubanks | Marvin Smitty Smith | Rene Camacho | Robin Eubanks

Writing in the sleeve booklet, guitarist Eubanks explains that on this date he wanted to broaden out from a narrow...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

Sonny Rollins Trio: Live In Europe 1959

Henry Grimes | Joe Harris | Kenny Clarke | Pete LaRoca | Sonny Rollins

Claiming to collect together in one place all the live recordings from Rollins' 1959 European visit, this catches him five...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2016

Falkner Evans: Through the Lens

Falkner Evans

"When Linda was still here, I would be playing in the living room and she would ask, 'What is that?’,"...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: April/2023

Don Ellis: The Hindustani Jazz Orchestra Live at UCLA

Chuck Domanico | Dave Mackay | Don Ellis | Emil Richards | Gable Baltazar | Hari Har Rao | Steve Bohannon

Ellis had already been making a name for himself in jazz with albums like How Time Passes (1960) and New...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2022

Enrico Rava: Easy Living

Enrico Rava | Gianluca Petrella | Roberto Gatto | Rosario Bonaccorso | Stefano Bollani

There's no downside to being a Miles Davis disciple, if you can do something as personal with that sound as...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: October/2019

Ryan Quigley: What Doesn't Kill You

Clarence Penn | Michael Janisch | Paul Booth | Ryan Quigley | Steve Hamilton

The busy and versatile trumpeter has assembled a fine band of like-minded musicians. Enlisting Penn, described by Drummerworld as “one...

Reviewed by Peter Bacon in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017

Vanessa Rubin: The Dream Is You: Vanessa Rubin Sings Tadd Dameron

Carl Allen | John Cowherd | Kenny Davis | Vanessa Rubin

While any new recording by the illustrious Vanessa Rubin should immediately pique the interest of vocal jazz fans, the singer’s...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: April/2019