Records offered for review to Jazz Journal in July-August 2026, including Kurt Elling & WDR Big Band, Gil Evans, Pedro Luis Ferrer, Antonio Forcione & Cenk Erdogan, Kevin Fort & Andy Brown // Editor's pick: Kurt Elling & WDR Big Band

Records offered for review to Jazz Journal in July-August 2026, including Ron Carter & Yotam Silberstein, Deirdre Cartwright, Civil Disobedience, Josh Cohen and Eric Dolphy // Editor's pick: Civil Disobedience

Records offered for review to Jazz Journal in July-August 2026, including Acoustic Version, Louis Armstrong, Rahsaan Barber, Ben Crosland Quintet and George Benson // Editor's pick: Acoustic Version

Thirty years ago, Herbie Hancock talked to Mark Gilbert about the arrangements on his New Standard album and the influences on his piano style, which included Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly, Horace Silver, Ahmad Jamal, McCoy Tyner and, famously, the Hi-Lo's

Thirty years ago, Mark Gilbert said that while Out Of The Cool benefited in 1996 from the retro fad of the day (dominant in jazz ever since), it was old fashioned from the outset

Thirty years ago, Mark Gilbert applauded guitarist Hunter's second album even as he pointed out the apparent debt to John Scofield

Thirty years ago, Chukwunyere Kamalu reviewed the career of guitarist Amancio D'Silva, who was involved in the 'Indo-Jazz' experiments of the 60s and 70s

Forty years ago, Mark Gilbert welcomed a reprise and development of the mid-70s Weather Report style by synth individualist Joe Zawinul

Forty years ago, Mark Gilbert found the work of the distinguished theorist and composer teetering under the weight of its pretensions

Forty years ago, Mark Gilbert heard swing, reggae, country & western and more adapted to the requirements of the sensitive German label, ECM

Forty years ago, Mark Gilbert noted Jones's idea that Afro-American music should grow 'naturally', and not by artificial grafting from European concert music

Fifty years ago, Barry McRae said Away had the right ingredients in the playing of Trevor Watts and the leader but they didn't work when presented at length