Forty years ago, Simon Adams thought that although Jarrett's return to standards might suggest a retreat there was no ...

It’s difficult to review this album without explaining the influence (or rather, influences) behind it. The whole project was ...

Forty years ago, John Postgate thought Horizons, plagued by 'self-indulgent maunderings', would have been quite a jazz record ...

Fifty years ago, Mark Gardner thanked Peter Ind for capturing 'the astonishing, agile extemporisations' of Warne Marsh at a ...

Fifty years ago, Barry McRae admired Coltrane's elegant writing but found no jazz, a dated style and fussy, romantic piano ...

Fifty years ago, Roger Dean approved of the tonal variety and of the Frank Zappa cover in Duke's 'crude pop' record but ...

Golden Flower – Live In Sweden’ (1967 & 1972) is the first official release of two concerts by legendary saxophonist Yusef ...

Sixty years ago, Mark Gardner thought Bill Le Sage's Directions In Jazz would come to be seen as 'the most invigorating and ...

Sixty years ago, Sinclair Traill heard the future smooth-jazz pianist doing the avant thing and offending 'both the ears and ...

Sixty years ago, Steve Voce, despite concern for the artist's family, gave priority to service to the reader and found that ...

Sixty years ago, Steve Voce, recovering from his Ayler baptism, enjoyed hearing Kirk playing, singing, laughing and shouting ...

Sixty years ago, Sinclair Traill acclaimed Franklin's big, strong, gospel-driven voice and sensed the advent of another major ...