Rufus Reid Trio with Sirius Quartet: Terrestrial Dance

Duduka Da Fonseca | Fung Chern Hwei | Gregor Huebner | Jeremy Harman | Ron Lawrence | Rufus Reid | Sirius Quartet | Steve Allee

In our digital age the rebirth of vinyl has given artists of all persuasions a new context to explore –...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: April/2018

Orcastratum

Pianist Glenn Scott has an enviable indie/R&B-pop sideman CV, but here in a quartet that includes Neville Malcolm and drummer...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2018

Tomas Janzon: 130th & Lenox

This guitarist's mid-tone range and understated presence gives this session a warm if oddly blurred collective sonicworld for the most...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2020

Michael O'Neill & Kenny Washington: New Beginnings

Old school versions of standards by Bay area saxophonist Michael O'Neill that were designed for the veteran New Orleans native...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2015

Fela Ransome Kuti & His Highlife Rakers: Fela's First – The Complete 1959 Melodise Session

Fela Ransome Kuti | JK Braimah | Wolo Bucknor

A totally fascinating document on a number of accounts. This debut by one of the most significant musicians of the...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2020

Nérija: Blume

Cassie Kinoshi | Lizy Exell | Nubya Garcia | Rio Kai | Rosie Turton | Sheila Maurice-Grey | Shirley Tetteh

This long-awaited debut album from one of the most exciting young groups on the UK scene sounds like classic Blue...

Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: September/2019

Maria Schneider: Data Lords

Ben Monder | Donny McCaslin | Frank Kimborough | Gary Versace | George Flynn | Greg Gisbert | Jay Anderson | Jonathan Blake | Keith O'Quinn | Maria Schneider

While Maria Schneider's last album, the critically acclaimed The Thompson Fields, came in pastel shades, reflective moods and a wistful...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2020

Liran Donin's 1000 Boats: 8 Songs

Ben Brown | Chris Williams | Josh Arcoleo | Liran Donin | Maria Chiara Argirò | Ranjana Ghatak

Led Bib's lyricism can be lost in their reputation for attack. Their bassist Liran Donin, though, is all melody and...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: June/2018

Jimmy Heath Sextet: The Thumper/The Quota

Albert ‘Tootie’ Heath | Cedar Walton | Curtis Fuller | Freddie Hubbard | Jimmy Heath | Julius Watkins | Nat Adderley | Paul Chambers | Percy Heath | Wynton Kelly

The middle Heath brother has been on the scene since the late-1940s, starting out with trumpeter Howard McGhee (their group...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: November/2012

Misha Mullov-Abbado: Cross-Platform Interchange

Elad Neeman | James Davison | Liam Dunachie | Matthew Herd | Misha Mullov-Abbado | Sam Rapley | Scott Chapman

Cross-Platform Interchange is the young bassist Misha Mullov-Abbado's second album for Edition following debut New Ansonia, which he recorded after...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2017