Emmet Cohen: Future Stride review – straight outta Harlem
Cohen revisits the stride piano sound of the roaring 20s on a set of classics and originals with charm to spare
Joe Lovano Trio Tapestry: Garden of Expression review – a jazz unit with total empathy
Joe Lovano, Marilyn Crispell and Carmen Castaldi hit the heights again with a lovely minimal second album where the spaces resonate
Madlib: Sound Ancestors review – hip-hop visionary tells wondrous stories in sound
Arranged by Four Tet, the producer’s stunning album is poignant and sincere, combining beats, jazz, reggae toasts and vocal snippets into a kind of folklore
Dexter Gordon: Montmartre 1964 review – a genius abroad
The saxophonist sounds right at home in Copenhagen, supported by an able European band, in this warm live recording
Sonny Rollins: Rollins in Holland review – saxophone colossus on gale-force form
Unreleased recordings of a 1967 tour capture an improv masterclass with Ruud Jacobs and Han Bennink
Brandee Younger and Dezron Douglas: Force Majeure review – perfect marriage of harp and bass
The couple combine forces on a jazzy chamber album full of harmonic intelligence and symbiosis
Shabaka Hutchings/Britten Sinfonia/Paterson review – tangible exhilaration
A leading light of London’s jazz scene gave an extraordinary demonstration of his clarinet expertise, adding nuance to Copland and Stravinsky
Lucia Cadotsch: Speak Low II review – jazz standards dissolved and recast
Cadotsch’s second album continues down an unusual path, combining her spellbinding singing with wayward improv
Judith and Dave O’Higgins: His ’n’ Hers review – duelling saxes
The multitalented forensic pathologist teams up with her husband on this tenor sax masterclass
Sun Ra Arkestra: Swirling review – out of this world
The Arkestra’s first album in 20 years is an intoxicating, cosmic tribute to Sun Ra
Tenderlonious/Jaubi: Ragas from Lahore review – ancient source powers a jazz explorer
Ed Cawthorne blends improv with Indian classical music on this free-flowing collaboration
Vincent Peirani and Emile Parisien: Abrazo review – delightful and astonishing
The saxophonist and accordionist underline their rapport on a beautiful celebration of tango
Django Bates/Norrbotten Big Band: Tenacity review – Bird takes flight
A celebration of Charlie Parker and Bates’s own 60th year prompts radical but heartfelt readings of music by both
Blue Note Re:imagined – a rollercoaster tribute
Today’s jazz leaders pay eloquent dues to the New York label with youthful chat and elements of trip-hop
Diana Krall: This Dream of You review – second to none
Tommy LiPuma’s Midas touch emanates from this elegant record, which puts Krall’s extraordinary talent in full view