Album of the Week
Rachael and Vilray, West of Broadway, Concord Jazz ****
Best yet from the witty duo on this marvel from Manhattan.
Iain Ballamy and Daniel Szabo, No Blues on the Danube, Fonó Budai Zeneház **** recommended
Waltzing into the album of the week slot, it's an Anglo-Hungarian collaboration that features the Loose Tubes tenorist Iain Ballamy, recorded live in...
Dino Saluzzi, El Viejo Caminante, ECM *****
These "old wanderings" beautifully set for bandoneon and guitars take your breath away beyond genre. They are new today from the nonagenarian Argentinian...
Jasper Høiby, Fellow Creatures: We Must Fight, Edition **** recommended
Dazzling metrical adventure, Phronesis tunes reborn and more on this outstanding release
Fred Hersch, The Surrounding Green, ECM *****
Ornette Coleman, Egberto Gismonti, Hersch, the Gershwins and Charlie Haden originals are in the trio's blend on this studio album from Switzerland
Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap, Elemental, Mack Avenue *****
A landmark recording full of joy and grace.
Alex Sipiagin, Reverberations, Criss Cross Jazz **** recommended
Album of the Week: The latest from trumpeter Alex Sipiagin and his quintet plus classy Audrey Johnson guest vocals.
Alexander Hawkins, Song Unconditional, Intakt ****
Concentrated abstract expressionism from English pianist Alexander Hawkins.
Rebecca Vasmant, Who We Are, Becoming, Women in Jazz/New Soil ****
Loungey, laidback grooves from the Scottish DJ and a big cast of players. There's positivity at every turn of the wheels of steel.
Brandon Woody, For The Love Of It All, Blue Note ****
Gathered, measured, with so much to say, a remarkable debut - as stirring as Christian Scott's Anthem once upon a time. The future...
Kneebody, Reach, GroundUP Music **** recommended – album of the week
Adventurous, full of a certain uncloying positivity, Reach takes you on a rollercoaster of a jazz rock and forward facing into the deep...
Gerald Clayton, Ones & Twos, Blue Note ****
Clayton should be known more as a composer - there's compelling evidence for that viewpoint found in abundance all over Ones & Twos.
Donovan Haffner, Alleviate ****
The debut from highly expressive London saxophonist Donovan Haffner digging deep into his soul for more than a few balladic moments as he...
Sachal Vasandani, Best Life Now, Patron Saint International **** recommended
A different feel to the Sachal you think you know. Nate Smith's buoyancy suits the singer well.
Chris Minh Doky & The Nomads: New Beginnings, Red Dot Music **** recommended
The riff/groove alchemy and handsome sound quality combine to push this over the line on just about every track.
Album of the Week: Kenny Wheeler Legacy feat. Royal Academy of Music Jazz Orchestra and Frost Jazz Orchestra, Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores, Greenleaf Music *****
A for the ages freshly realised journey towards the humane essence of the enduring Kenny Wheeler sound
Jeremy Pelt, Woven, HighNote *****
Jeremy Pelt's best album in years draws together classic balladry and contemporary touches that keep his hard bop style firmly connected to both...
- Sharp Little Bones, Step Up! Get Down! Full Beam Music ***
- Rahsaan Barber, Eternal, Jazz Music City Records ***1/2
- Finn Carter, Finding Home, Whirlwind **** recommended
- Gary Crosby Quartet featuring Cherise Adams-Burnett + Maddy Coombs trio, Blue Note, London ****
- Michael Kanan, Horacio Fumero and Guillem Arnedo, The Sweetest Sounds, Fresh Sound ***
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