Harvey Mason: Sho Nuff Groovin’ You: The Arista Record Anthology 1975-81 BBR

Harvey Mason

To jazz fans Mason is the man who held the masterful groove for Herbie Hancock; to ‘soul boys’ he is...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2018

Bill O'Connell & The Latin Jazz All-Stars: Zocalo

Adam Cruz | Bill O'Connell | Conrad Herwig | Luques Curtis | Richie Flores | Steve Slagle

Pianist O'Connell has worked with latin groups, including those of Mongo Santamaria, Dave Valentin, The Fort Apache Band and the...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: February/2014

Kwartet: Seventh Daze

Milo Fell | Patrick Bettison | Tim Whitehead | Tony Woods

There's certainly no lack of invention in this little quartet – or, rather, Kwartet – and it's not just about...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: August/2012

Rusconi + Fred Frith: Live In Europe

Arvell Shaw | Barney Bigard | Bob McCracken | Cozy Cole | Earl Hines | Jack Teagarden | Louis Armstrong | Marty Napoleon | Sid Catlett | Trummy Young

Slippery little fish this one. Something between a stinky sprat and a red herring, if you must know. How often...

Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: February/2020

Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter: Guilty Pleasures

Charlie Hunter | Kurt Elling | Nate Smith

An amuse-bouche before his new SuperBlue album drops later in 2023, Kurt Elling continues his exploration of the funkier side...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2023

Martin Taylor and Alan Barnes: Two For The Road

As with his album with pianist Dave Newton, this has Woodville's Alan Barnes close up and personal in a duo...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: March/2012

Fabled: Fabled EP

Alex Munk | Conor Chaplin | Matt Robinson | Sam Rapley | Will Glaser

The reedsman Sam Rapley, a fairly recent Royal Academy of Music postgraduate, gives us just a small taster on a...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2015

Nick Malcolm Quartet: Glimmers

Alexander Hawkins | Mark Whitlam | Nick Malcolm | Olie Brice

The Bristol-based trumpeter Nick Malcolm, who recently appeared on BBC Radio's Jazz on 3 Introducing with the band Dakhla, is...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2012

Lars Danielsson: Signature Editions 3

Bobo Stensen | Bugge Wesseltoft | Carsten Dahl | Copenhagen Concert Orchestra | DR Danish Radio Concert Orchestra | Eivind Aarset | Lars Danielsson | Leszek Mozdzer | Marilyn Mazur | Ulf Wakenius

Lars Danielsson is an exceptional bass player, even in a part of the world that seems to specialise in exceptional...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2010

Simon Moullier: Isla

Alexander Claffy | Jongkuk Kim | Lex Korten | Simon Moullier

Vibraphone-led groups are nowhere near as common as those fronted by piano or saxophone, but US-based French vibraphonist Simon Moullier...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2023