Abbie Finn Trio: On Pink Lane

Abbie Finn | Harry Keeble | Paul Grainger

While the nation waits for our politicians’ talk of ‘levelling up’ to be matched by some action, we can take...

Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: February/2023

Brian Auger: Language of the Heart

Andre Manga | Brian Auger | Franck Ballofet | Jeffrey ‘Skunk’ Baxter | Julian Coryell | Karma Auger | Phil Bunch | Remi Kabaka | Savannah Auger

Lummy, Venice, California must be a fab place. It has certainly kept Auger and family in a peace-and-love groove for...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2012

Fletcher Henderson: A Study In Frustration

Benny Carter | Buster Bailey | Charlie Green | Chu Berry | Coleman Hawkins | Don Redman | Fats Waller | Fletcher Henderson | Horace Henderson | Israel Crosby

Originally produced in 1961 as a 4LP anthology set for Columbia by John Hammond and Frank Driggs, this 3CD set...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2018

Various Artists: The ACT Man: Siggi Loch – A Life in the Spirit of Jazz

Michael Wollny | Sidney Bechet

Siggi Loch, also known as The ACT Man, record producer and founder of ACT records, was 75 on 6 August...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2015

John Coltrane: My Favorite Things

Elvin Jones | John Coltrane | McCoy Tyner | Steve Davis

Although the liner notes do not mention it, the choice of the title track, ‘My Favorite Things,’ was a conscious...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2022

Martial Solal: Solo Piano Vol. 2

This session recorded by Ross Russell in 1966 and never issued is an absolute gem, with Solal playing solo and...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2018

Steve Cardenas, Andrew Zimmerman, Lionel Loueke, Skúlli Sverrisson, Francisco Mela, Jason Palmer: Newvelle Season Three

Andrew Zimmerman | Bill Frisell | Dave Douglas | Eric Harland | Francisco Mela | Gerald Cannon | Hery Paz | Jason Palmer | Joe Martin | Kendrick Scott

Commitment is a principle that runs deep in the ethos of Nevelle Records, its loyal subscribers and, most importantly, its...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: November/2018

John Surman: Westering Home

John Surman

Originally recorded for Chris Blackwell’s Island label in the early 1970s, this pair of albums from saxophonist John Surman saw...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: June/2016

Muhal Richard Abrams: Celestial Birds

Amina Claudine Myers | Anthony Braxton | David Moore | George Lewis | Jay Clayton | Leonard Jones | Leroy Jenkins | Maurice McIntyre | Muhal Richard Abrams | Roscoe Mitchell

Abrams’ legend status as a founder of the AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians) has possibly reduced the...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2020

Peter Epstein: Polarities

Oregon-based before a relocation to New York, Epstein is a Greg Osby-ish saxophonist/composer that prefers ‘outside’ notions of tonality though...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2014