Jazz

(ECM)Another live album by a jazz quartet playing Great American Songbook tunes? Er, well, up to a point. There are certainly eight vintage standards here, along with a bebop classic and two originals, but I wouldn’t recommend any of them as singalong material. With Ethan Iverson at the piano, any ... read more

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(Whirlwind Records)The Anglo-Polish vocalist goes way beyond jazz on her second solo album, for an awestruck hymn to nature that masters all manner of stylesAlice Zawadzki is an Anglo-Polish vocalist, violinist, pianist and composer who studied composition and has since worked across a vast array of styles – film soundtracks, ... read more

American jazz trumpeter and vocalist who performed with Billie Holiday and Dizzy GillespieAlthough highly rated by her male peers, including Dizzy Gillespie, the Los Angeles based jazz trumpeter and vocalist Clora Bryant, who has died aged 92, recorded only twice. Her sole “name” album, Gal With a Horn, was issued ... read more

Trailblazing drummer who performed alongside Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce in the 1960s rock supergroup CreamBefore Ginger Baker, the drummer used to be the quiet one at the back of the stage whose job was to keep time. Baker, who has died aged 80, pioneered the image of the rock ... read more

The drummer fought his bandmates, alienated his children and lived a life of turmoil – but had an utterly new vision for what rock music could beGinger Baker, wild and brilliant Cream drummer, dies aged 80A life in pictures: Ginger BakerThe 2012 documentary film Beware of Mr Baker is a ... read more

From psychedelic rockers Cream in the 1960s to his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, see images from across Ginger Baker’s varied careerGinger Baker, wild and brilliant Cream drummer, dies aged 80Ginger Baker: a master and monster who split rock music apartContinue reading... ... read more

(Impulse)Yet another entry in the growing catalogue of lost-and-found recording sessions, this dates from 1964 and was made for a French-Canadian film, Le chat dans le sac. Some of it was used on the soundtrack, but this is the whole thing and it’s fascinating. Coltrane and his classic quartet were ... read more

(ACT)South Korean music is on something of a roll. From popular boy bands such as Super Junior to the array of improvisational acts at this year’s forthcoming K-Music festival in London, there’s a newfound confidence in play. Black String are a quartet named after the Asian zither, the silk-stringed geomungo, ... read more

(Impulse!)Commissioned for a film soundtrack, these tracks and takes were not intended for release, but they show a group at the height of its powersPuzzled eavesdroppers on recent jazz gossip might be forgiven for suspecting that the music was something that only happened decades ago, and enthusiastic reports of its ... read more

Family of Baker, who has also performed with Fela Kuti and Public Image Ltd, ask fans to ‘keep him in your prayers’Ginger Baker, the jazz and blues drummer who co-founded the rock band Cream, has been reported critically ill.A tweet posted from his official account reads: “The Baker family are ... read more

One of Egypt’s leading percussionists who was an arranger, composer and entrepreneurHossam Ramzy, who has died at the age of 65 while undergoing treatment for a heart condition, was Egypt’s most successful percussionist.A versatile and famously hard-working performer, arranger, composer and entrepreneur, he became the go-to player for a wide ... read more

(Ubuntu Music)Quentin Collins, one of Britain’s finest trumpet players, assembled what must be his dream band for this album. Alongside him are the phenomenal Leo Richardson on tenor saxophone and Meilana Gillard on alto. The pianist Dan Nimmer, bassist Joe Sanders and drummer Willie Jones III are all New York-based. ... read more

Streatham MC beats Idles and Slowthai for the most prestigious award in British music – follow our coverage here 10.30pm BSTAnd that’s it for another year. Dave is a victor in a really strong field, full of artists who stepped up and articulated what it is to live on a ... read more

Artists including Little Simz and slowthai tackle climate crisis, austerity and racismIndustry experts have hailed the return of political music in the run-up to this year’s Mercury prize, with British and Irish artists on the shortlist addressing the hostile environment policy, austerity and racism.The awards, which takes place on Thursday, ... read more