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The most exciting and substantial Coleman release of the last few years.
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Hunter’s latest cuts recall the golden ages of soul and blues.
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A mixed manifestation of electronic pop from the former Kraftwerk-er.
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British folk ambassador returns with a fully charged electric set.
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A calmer-than-usual concept set from the virtuoso saxophonist.
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One of Mali’s most popular artists continues to impress on the global stage.
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First new album for three years from Cleveland’s famously experimental sons.
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A rich delicacy indeed from the Norwegian bassist’s cross-generational quartet.
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Every track is destined to fill a dancefloor with abandoned gyrations.
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Pine’s latest explores territories away from typical jazz styles.
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An invocation of classic 1960s and early-70s soul sounds.
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A special-guests-heavy celebration of the PHJB’s 50th anniversary.
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Elling’s individualist vocal reinterpretations are well worth hearing.
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A carefully crafted collection from the Israeli singer.
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This young improv trio from NYC is making all the right moves, and some.
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Marks Neame’s ascent to a stratospheric level as composer, arranger and bandleader.
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A fine introduction to Coltrane’s best solo material and sideman work.
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The players here set about forging exciting new traditions.
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Mehldau is entering a new prime phase in his career.
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A pristine production from the young Norwegian duo.
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A high-quality collection of labyrinthine fusions from tantalisingly unfamiliar artists.
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Exuberant and joyful are the key words on these extended hoedowns.
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Music of organic yet mechanical motion, emerging out of a Jules Verne-dreamed world.
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The Australian guitarist slips naturally into the Swedes’ explosions of excess.
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An electric trio that easily stands out from the UK jazz crowd.
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Modern-day dub with authentic depth.
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Chicago outfit’s influential second LP reissued on vinyl.
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A live set that doubles as a greatest hits to date package.
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A departure for British jazz talent Stapleton, and a fine one indeed.
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A new album that has veteran Brazilian Costa sounding like a young, emerging singer.
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This duo is at its best when being earthily monumental, with an emphasis on the mental.
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An exquisite-sounding live recording from the Mavericks frontman.
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A ceaseless stream of fresh ideas runs throughout this electrically energised session.
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One of e.s.t.’s greatest albums, and even arguably their ultimate work.
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Adamson lurks in a grimy alleyway connecting movie scoring with roughshod garage rock.
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An unpredictable new set from the influential pianist.
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A set melding its varied constituents into a deeply personal final form.
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Cowley’s taste-making doesn’t always succeed, despite the vitality of his tunes.
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An expectations-confounding listen of solo piano experimentation.
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Everything has been hurled into Maalouf’s transglobal melting pot.
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Congolese rapper merges styles to compelling effect on this innovative collection.
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A curious album which requires several airings to reveal its secretive charms.
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A welcome addition to what eventually became Reid’s late-period re-emergence.
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A powerful last stand from a true musical great.
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Phrases resound with a shimmering vibration, underscored by sympathetic arrangements.
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The dazzling virtuosos tackle the ongoing tradition of the saxophone/piano dialogue.
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A set which finds the reedsman’s core band in a completely unfamiliar setting.
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Pop, but perhaps only in the minds of its German creators.
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A starry array of guests points this second album towards the mainstream.
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A mammoth retrospective of the producer’s wide spectrum of sounds.
