Fifty years ago Roger Dean liked the rhythmic drive of Gateway but wasn't impressed by Abercombie's arbitrary climaxes and ...

Fifty years ago Steve Voce knew he wouldn't like Gibbs' latest until he'd become acclimatised to its innovations and accepted ...

Sixty years ago the famed cornet player struggled to appreciate Tony Williams and remembered when Bix Beiderbecke's pivot ...

Sixty years ago Michael Shera admired Under Milk Wood for its writing, for Bobby Wellins' tenor solos and for piano-playing which showed no American influence ...

Sixty years ago Graham Boatfield thought Ayler's 'harsh, feverish, tense and bitter' music might be the soundtrack to a ...

Sun Ra: Fate In A Pleasant Mood – the original 1965 cover A relatively early release from Sun Ra in his and the ensemble’s far-reaching recording career, Fate In A Pleasant Mood shows early traces of ...

Figure In Blue Charles Lloyd’s move from ECM to Blue Note in 2013 – this is his 12th album for the label – has been ...

Off Stillness As you would expect from an ensemble led by a drummer, there is rhythm in the music of Thomas Strønen’s new ...

The Unfortunate Collision Of Everything At Once This is a self-produced album from multi-instrumentalist Richard Davies, produced in his own home studio featuring his big-toned tenor, a smattering of ...

Making Music At the risk of being ostracised by the JJ community I confess that, when contemplating what to take to that ...