The Dave Stryker Trio with Bob Mintzer: Groove Street

Bob Mintzer | Dave Stryker | Jared Gold | McClenty Hunter

Mintzer and Stryker may sound like a pair of bully dogs, but they are long time pals, with Stryker first...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2024

Dave Douglas Quintet: Songs of Ascent

Dave Douglas | Jon Irabagon | Linda May Han Oh | Matt Mitchell | Rudy Royston

Curiously packaged in that the first part of the release, Book 1: Degrees is a universal release, while Book 2:...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2022

Dave Brubeck Quartet: Gone With The Wind

Dave Brubeck | Eugene Wright | Joe Morello | Paul Desmond

Two albums for the price of one here, with the title session from 1959 combined with the highly-regarded Time Further...

Reviewed by Peter Vachre in issue: August/2018

Charlie Jones: Love Form

An ambient Keiran Hebden-ish folky electronica debut recording from Robert Plant’s old Bristol-based bassist joined by members of Portishead and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2013

Dave Stryker: Eight Track

In 1975 this NYC-based guitarist was listening to plenty of pop (as well as jazz) on his eight-track tape player...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2014

Dave Stryker: As We Are

Benni von Gutzeit | Benni Von Gutzeit | Brian Blade | Dave Stryker | John Patitucci | Julian Shore | Marika Hughes | Monica K Davis | Sara Caswell

Following his well received Baker’s Dozen, the mellifluous guitar man strikes out (someone had to say it) in a new...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2022

Joe Lovano & Dave Douglas Sound Prints: Scandal

Dave Douglas | Joe Lovano | Joey Baron | Lawrence Fields | Linda May Han Oh

There's something of Coleman Hawkins about Lovano: like the Hawk, he can swing and sing and mainline the blues in...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2018

Dave Brubeck Quartet: Their Last Time Out

Dave Brubeck | Eugene Wright | Joe Morello | Paul Desmond

The album title says it all. At the end of 1966, Brubeck had advised the quartet that he would be...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2012

Dan Messore/Iain Ballamy/Tim Harries/Gethin Jones: Indigo Kid

Dan Messore | Gethin Jones | Iain Ballamy | Tim Harries

Dan Messore is a guitarist with, it seems, very little inclination to shred. Across these original instrumentals (arranged by band-mate...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2012

Dave O'Higgins: Standards

Billy Higgins | Cedar Walton | Pat Senatore

Sometimes you just need a hit to the soul: and O'Higgins delivers in spades with a collection that is just...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2017