ORCHESTRION - PAT METHENEY

Pat links a concert hall of instruments in this great one man band jazz symphony. Guitars blend and trigger the shadow automated players. Brilliant.

Brubeck -Liam Noble trio

Fiery tribute to the Dave Brubeck legacy. Modern interpretations endorse and surprise, fine intelligence and group conversations.

Tragicomic - Vijay Iver

Remarkable rich piano led jazz full of power and savoury spices. Fine musicianship from cohorts and some stunning compositions.

BOBO STENSON TRIO - CONTANDO

Lyrical and full of airy space and intelligent slow burning dimension the pianist is joined by regular bassist Anders Jormin and new partner on drums John Falt for this jazz masterpiece.

DAY TRIP - PAT METHENY

Pat Metheny leads his two cohorts Christian McBride and Antonio Sanchez on a musical diversion, a trip into the guitar Jazz Trio 2008.
Great new composition, excellent seamless performances as they converge on the hip corner.

This Meets That - John Scofield

John slips and slides with his trio through this strong statement of guitar wisdom.

Frank Zappa's Hot Licks - Colin Towns & NDR Big Band

Colin brings those quirky characters fron Zappa land to pristine big band arrangments for the Hamburg based NDR outfit. Willie the pimp eat that Question Bebop tango and peaches en regalia all appear in spnking new clothes alongside King Kong. Left centre live and pschedelic drama!!

Back East - Joshua Redman

Joshua takes a mature look at his chain of inspiration from Sonny Rollins and Dexter Gordon to his father Dewey. A fine set of performances in the mainstream setting with the embroidery of his post modern outlook.

Alleycat / Direct Hits - Nucleus

Ian Carr had by 1976 fully established his jazz rock adventure with Nucleus and Alleycat is a great example of the concept. Subtle, ingenious, with an ever flowing funk underfloor, the multi layered structure of solos and conversations from the instrumentalists make this a real Amazon. Direct Hits presents the history of the group from 1970 in an ever sliding perspective of gold glimpsed in that exotic jungle.

Waka/Jawaka - Frank Zappa

Frank tackles jazz fusion, wrestles with the studio, plumbs in the originality and eccentricity reaches towards those perfect stars!!

Bringing It All Back Home - Bob Dylan

Love and blues, the chameleon folks it on the road to rock, some unique writing and production alongside those adhoc off the cuff laughing rockabilly moments. Maps the music of a vast territory and comes out singing.

The Promise - John McLaughlin

This garden has flowers of many species from lotus to rose and then onto the real jungle growth. The vegatation is pure and diverse, the garden path an explorers dream challenge. John conducts the world with his cultural friends.

The Look of Love - Diana Krall

The arrangers art brings Miss Krall to this sweet haven, but she brings the edge, dynamic and contrasts of a true jazz addict.

Real Emotional - Curtis Stigers

This guy loves jazz and likes to get caught up in the notes and textures of the song. He plays around with the heart of the piece and hits home with a cowboy's aim.

My Flame Burns Blue - Elvis Costello

EC sings this angular jazz/blues/rock adventure in front of the power string section of a great jazz ensemble, the Metropole. Nice selection of songs, great live recording. Soulful but never abstract.

Dylanesque - Bryan Ferry

Ferry delves into the sockets of these Bob Dylan songs and finds truth and romance by reconstructing the bones and tendons with a touch of Roxy magic.

Fusion for Miles: A Guitar Tribute - Various/Jeff Richman

The jewels from Miles fusion experiments arranged for ten great guests guitarists including Mike Stern, Bill Frisell, Bill Connors, and Pat Martin. Soaring solos on the fretboard of jazzy dreams.

The Inner Mounting Flame - Mahavishnu Orchestra With John McLaughlin

The flame burns bright, the spirits are alight for this groundbreaking fusion feast. Universal magic!

Brown Street - Joe Zawinul

Joe leads a stellar group of weather report alumni into the cauldron of new arrangments of WR classics with the WDR Big Band. The music sparkles with fresh inspiration, delicate thunder and moving rain. Goes down a storm.

Industrial Zen - John McLaughlin

The spritual maze of innocence and experience, abstract journeys and views from the highests peaks. John assembles a host of partners for these explorations of past and future, spirit and flesh. Sublime.