Matt Holborn: For Stuff

Fraser Urquhart | Honey Boulton | Joe Dessauer | Matt Holborn | Simon Read

A tribute album that includes only two songs by the tributee? Well, on listening to violinist Holborn, you kind of...

Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: April/2025

John Coltrane: A Love Supreme: Live In Seattle

Carlos Ward | Donald ‘Rafael’ Garrett | Elvin Jones | Jimmy Garrison | John Coltrane | McCoy Tyner | Pharoah Sanders

Three years ago the release of Both Directions At Once offered up something genuinely new; unearthed tapes of Coltrane playing...

Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: November/2021

Charles Mingus: The Jazz Experiments Of Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus | Clem DaRosa | Jackson Wiley | John LaPorta | Teo Macero | Thad Jones

Disregarding those Baron Mingus 78s he cut in California in the 1940s, these are amongst the first steps Charles Mingus...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: July/2014

Quincy Jones: This is How I Feel About Jazz/Great Wide World Of…

A slightly different pairing from other recent issues – Lonehill put live and studio Great Wide sessions together – this...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2013

Bedmakers: Live in Berlin

Dave Kane | Fabien Duscombs | Mathieu Werchowski | Robin Fincker

The French-born reedsman Robin Fincker was a recognised figure on the vibrant young London scene during the noughties making his...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2021

Mike Taylor: Mandala

Dave Tomlin | Jon Hiseman | Mike Taylor | Tony Reeves

The introductory compilation album of Decca's new 1960s/70s British Jazz Explosion reissue series includes a track from the restless and...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: September/2021

Christian Dillingham: Cascades

Christian Dillingham | Dave Miller | Greg Artry | Lenard Simpson

Bassist Christian Dillingham has a round sound, strong fingers and a score of sideman album credits ranging from modern jazz...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: November/2023

Bill Evans/Robben Ford: Common Ground

Bill Evans | Clifford Carter | Darryl Jones | Keith Carlock | Max Mutzke | Robben Ford

From the get-go of the good time rocker ‘Ever Ready Sunday’ Evans and Ford are in a take-no-prisoners mood.Each of...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2022

Tina May: Divas

Adrian Fry | Andy Cleyndert | Bob Martin | Bobby Worth | Dave Cliff | Frank Griffith | Freddie Gavita | John Pearce | Tina May | Winston Clifford

Any new album by the great Tina May is to be welcomed, but this latest release is something very special...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014

Various Artists: Jazz Haunts & Magic Vaults The Lost Classics of Resonance Records Volume One

Bill Evans Trio | Larry Young | Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra | The Three Sounds | Wes Montgomery

This anthology of 14 selections is taken from the Resonance label's growing catalogue and is an ideal way of getting...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2017