Gaubert/Ceccarelli/Top: Ligne Sud Trio

Perhaps better known as an arranger and TV and movie composer, Christian Gaubert leads his French trio from the piano...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2014

Ry Cooder and Corridos Famosos: Live In San Francisco

Etienne M’Bappe | Gary Husband | Jason Crosby | Jeff Sipe | Jimmy Herring | John McLaughlin | Kevin Scott | Matt Slocum | Ranjit Barot

With Buddy Guy, Derek Trucks and Cooder all putting out major releases within six weeks of each other, the great...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2018

Various Artists: European Cool Jazz 1951-1959

Bobby Jaspar | Don Rendell | Hans Koller | Johnny Dankworth | Johnny Keating | Lars Gullin | Sacha Distel

What an eye-opening treasure trove this double CD set is. The first thing that is so striking is that across...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2014

Ben Williams: Coming Of Age

Andy Hague | Ben Waghorn | Chris Jones | Jim Blomfield | Mark Whitlam

Even before he landed a high profile gig with Pat Metheny, Ben Williams attracted attention through impressive work with the...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2019

Stanley Jordan: Friends

Bucky Pizzarelli | Charlie Hunter | Charnett Moffett | Christian McBride | Kenny Garrett | Kenwood Dennard | Mike Stern | Nicholas Payton | Regina Carter | Ronnie Laws

Ever wondered what happened to Stanley Jordan? He was the self-taught boy wonder whose amazing two-hand-tapping system for guitar was...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: November/2011

Jay Phelps: The Now

David Mrakpor | Harry Ling | Jack Robson | Jansen Santana | Jay Phelps | Menelik Claffy | Nicola Guida | Rūta Sīpola | Simon Jnr | Tom Ford

The seventh solo album by Canadian-born, London-based trumpeter du jour Jay Phelps, The Now has been a while coming. Recorded...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: May/2023

Jean-Pierre Sasson: Portrait of an Unsung Guitarist

Alex Caturegly | Andre Jourdan | André Persiany | Armand Molinetti | Baptiste ‘Mac Kac’ Reilles | Benny Bennett | Benoit Quersin | Bernard Peiffer | Bernard Planchenault | Bill Coleman

Fresh Sound’s Jordi Pujol looks out for forgotten friends and he’s done it again. Jean-Pierre Sasson (1918-1999) may be a...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: July/2025

MultiTraction Orchestra: Reactor One

Alex Roth | Arve Henriksen | James Allsopp | Jon Scott | Kate Ellis | Rhodri Davies | Ruth Goller

Alex Roth convened the MultiTraction Orchestra as an audacious Covid riposte, beating lockdown's loneliness by inviting 27 musicians from 15...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: April/2023

Nakama: Most Intimate

The Norwegian bass player Christian Meaas Svendsen's quintet's recording sometimes comes across as overly cerebral, its mix of Euro-jazz, traditional...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2017

Various Artists: All Night Long OST

Allan Ganley | Charles Mingus | Colin Purbrook | Dave Brubeck | Johnny Dankworth | Johnny Scott | Kenny Napper | Stan Roderick | Tubby Hayes

Originally released on CD in 2004, the 1960s soundtrack CD specialist label Harkit reissue this British jazz soundtrack: a fascinating...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013