Thirty years ago, Michael Tucker said the original, 1975 Gateway album was the trio's best - for its sheer freshness of touch and energy

Forty years ago, as he toured with Sting, the acclaimed saxophonist talked about pop music, the music press, Wayne Shorter, John Scofield, Lionel Hampton, major record labels, black and white jazz and the benefit of having an ass called Marsalis

Forty years ago, Mike Hennessey enjoyed the memoirs of the pioneering French jazz advocate and record producer Charles Delaunay

Forty years ago, New Age music arrived and was conflated by some with jazz. Michael Tucker looked for the connection

Fifty years ago, Burnett James said he couldn't complain too much about the strings or the pop rhythms given the excellent musicianship on show

Fifty years ago, Steve Voce was pleased to see Mark Murphy - in a session with the Breckers and Sanborn - adapting to changing styles

Fifty years ago, Chris Sheridan heard Braxton on Donna Lee sounding like an angry bee trapped in a galvanised drainpipe but elsewhere effective

British jazz lost one of its most ardent and active supporters on April 20, 1976 when Carlo Krahmer died at his London home. He...

Sixty years ago, Barry McRae said the writing on this 'faintly disappointing' record should have been left to Wayne Shorter

Sixty years ago, David Illingworth wished the Crusaders would forget the funk bit for a while

Sixty years ago, Sinclair Traill noted that not all the songs here were gay and that the lovely-voiced Elaine Delmar did best on the melancholy ones

Sixty years ago, Barry McRae said the quality of the alto-sax sections of this album made up for the violin and trumpet work on Snowflakes