Elliot Galvin: The Ruin
Back in 2019 the Elliot Galvin Trio recorded Modern Times live-mixed and cut direct to vinyl as ‘a quiet protest...
Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: March/2025
George Garzone/Alan Pasqua/Derek Oles/Peter Erskine: 3 Nights In LA
Alan Pasqua | Derek Oles | George Garzone | Peter Erskine
If proof were needed that bebop-rooted, standard-songform jazzmaking can feel as contemporary as today's headlines, this live set – captured...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020
Marcus Printup: Gentle Rain
Husband-and-wife duos are rare enough in jazz – but one that teams trumpet with harp must be unique. For the...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2020
The Alan Skidmore Quartet: Naima
Skidmore has never hidden his espousal of the Coltrane cause. He clearly worships the man. Open him up and he’d...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: August/2018
Miles Davis: Tutu
These reissues, including yet another reappearance of Tutu – even after the super-duper ultimate Tutu double CD reissue that included...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2014
Sonny Rollins Trio: Complete 1957-62 Studio Recordings
The premise behind this is that it would be instructive to compile a set of Rollins' studio trio performances into...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2017
Louise van den Heuvel: Sonic Hug
Daniel Jonkers | Henrik Lasure | Louise van den Heuvel | Sam Comerford
First found in the linear-improvising Dishwasher_ trio, Dutch electric bassist Heuvel also works with Aka Moon drummer Stéphane Galland, and...
Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: June/2024
Pentangle: The Albums 1968-1972
Bert Jansch | Danny Thompson | Jacqui McShee | John Renbourn | Terry Cox
There are many things I adore about Britain, but its folk music is not among them: English folk is too...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: June/2025
John Coltrane: The 1961 Newport Set
Art Davis | Elvin Jones | Eric Dolphy | John Coltrane | McCoy Tyner | Reggie Workman
Coltrane may be gone these 45 years, but he's the gift that keeps on giving. In the space of one...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2012
Makaya McCraven: Deciphering the Message
De’Sean Jones | Greg Ward | Jeff Parker | Joel Ross | Junius Paul | Makaya McCraven | Marquis Hill
Being signed to Blue Note has several advantages. There’s the kudos. The guarantee of quality. Then there’s the access to...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: December/January/2021/2022
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