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Chris May is a senior editor of All About Jazz. He was previously the editor of the pioneering magazine Black Music & Jazz Review, and more recently editor of the style / culture / history magazine Jocks & Nerds.

Satori: Weatherwards

Josephine Davies
2024-10-31
9

Fontainebleau & Magic Touch Revisited

Tadd Dameron
2024-10-27
3

Grande-Terre

Roy Hargrove's Crisol
2024-10-21
25

Punkt Live Remixes Vol.2

Sidsel Endresen, Jan Bang, Erik Honoré
2024-10-12
5

Flock II

Flock
2024-10-11
8

Entity

Neil Cowley Trio
2024-10-09
7

Two Roads

Dann Zinn
2024-10-06
5

Little Big III

Aaron Parks
2024-10-05
13

Harp, Beats & Dreams

Marysia Osu
2024-10-04
4

Gira

MOMO.
2024-09-27
5

Superkilen

Svaneborg Kardyb
2024-09-25
5

Six Words

Rahsaan Barber
2024-09-21
10

Heavier Yet Lays The Crownless Head

Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
2024-09-20
12

Unreleased 1974 - 2016

Tony Oxley
2024-09-12
15

Spirits Of Mauronoros

Kolida Babo
2024-09-07
18

Afro-Harping Deluxe Edition

Dorothy Ashby
2024-09-06
9

Valencia

Mike Casey
2024-09-02
5

Angular Apron

Tony Oxley Quintet
2024-09-01
11

Call For Winter II: Resonance

Daniel Herskedal
2024-08-31
6

Wandering Talk

Orlando le Fleming & Romantic Funk
2024-08-27
6

Rising

Jasmine Myra
2024-08-24
8

Maetrix

Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & Espen Berg
2024-08-17
5

Heart

Jerome Sabbagh
2024-08-16
13

Loft Glow

John Alvey
2024-08-11
13

That's Him: The Music Of Kurt Weill

Sam Braysher
2024-08-10
9

Celebration Volume 1

Wayne Shorter
2024-08-09
24

Roberto Roema Y Su Apollo Sound

Roberto Roema Y Su Apollo Sound
2024-08-03
4

Milton + esperanza

Milton Nascimento / Esperanza Spalding
2024-07-31
14

Let's Walk

Madeleine Peyroux
2024-07-29
13

Bright Size Life

Pat Metheny
2024-07-27
20

Live At Jazz Festival Willisau 2023

WHO Trio
2024-07-24
10

Outpost Of Dreams

Norma Winstone, Kit Downes
2024-07-18
9

Strangeness Oscillation

137
2024-07-17
8

Choro Choro Choro

Huw Warren
2024-07-13
7

MoonDial

Pat Metheny
2024-07-12
18

Lotus Blossom

Alex Hendriksen
2024-07-11
10

A New Day

Giovanni Guidi
2024-07-07
13

Orile To Berlin

RAH & The Ruffcats
2024-07-04
12

Iladi

Linda Sikhakhane
2024-07-02
9

The Brubeck Octet Project

Jon De Lucia
2024-06-28
6

Time

Larry Nozero
2024-06-27
7

Song Of The Motherland

AnkAnum
2024-06-16
3

September Night

Tomasz Stanko Quartet
2024-06-14
14

Precipice

Ill Considered
2024-06-13
5

Creole Orchestra Featuring René Marie

Etienne Charles
2024-06-12
9

Sweet Whispers: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan

Zara McFarlane
2024-06-07
11

Bär

Johanna Burnheart
2024-06-07
6

The Messthetics And James Brandon Lewis

The Messthetics
2024-06-06
15

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Chris May's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024

Year in Review | 2024-12-03
21

Top Ten Sci-Fi Jazz Albums

Building a Jazz Library | 2024-10-14
24

Tony Haynes 1941 - 2024

Big Band in the Sky | 2024-09-24
5

Kosher Jammers: Jewish Connections In Jazz

Book Review | 2024-09-17
18

Ten Supreme Fender Rhodes Albums

Building a Jazz Library | 2024-09-16
67

Wayne Shorter: The Final Mission

Building a Jazz Library | 2024-09-03
53

Madeleine Peyroux At Barbican Hall

Live Review | 2024-07-23
14

Whiplash In Concert At Barbican Hall

Live Review | 2024-07-08
8

Speakers Corner Quartet At Barbican Hall

Live Review | 2024-05-29
10

Oded Tzur: The Agony And The Ecstasy

Catching Up With | 2024-05-28
28

Shabaka Hutchings At Barbican Hall

Live Review | 2024-05-13
35

Moving Music: The Memoirs Of Rikki Stein

Book Review | 2024-05-11
21

Cassie Kinoshi: Letting The Sunshine In

Interview | 2024-04-08
14

Charles Lloyd: Defiant Warrior Still On Song

Building a Jazz Library | 2024-03-19
42

Ruth Goller: Basso Profundo

Interview | 2024-02-26
23

When Is A Jazz Festival Not A Jazz Festival?

The Big Question | 2024-02-15
23

Ruth Goller: Below My Skin

Play This! | 2024-02-07
9

Pharoah Sanders: Upper Egypt & Lower Egypt

Play This! | 2024-02-06
25

Jaimie Branch: Take Over The World

Play This! | 2024-02-04
7

Arthur Blythe: Lenox Avenue Breakdown

Play This! | 2024-01-31
15

Hugh Masekela: Grazing In The Grass

Play This! | 2024-01-27
9

Dudu Pukwana: Baloyi

Play This! | 2024-01-27
1

The Complete Obscure Records Collection 1975-1978

Multiple Reviews | 2024-01-23
23

Irreversible Entanglements: Open The Gates

Play This! | 2024-01-16
4

George Russell: Concerto For Billy The Kid

Play This! | 2024-01-11
7

Sandy Bull: Blend

Play This! | 2024-01-10
14

Sergio Armaroli & Evan Parker: Dialog

Liner Notes | 2023-12-29
3

Chris May's Best Albums Of 2023

Year in Review | 2023-12-04
54

Two Tenors South Africa Style

Multiple Reviews | 2023-11-28
7

London Brew At Barbican Centre

Live Review | 2023-11-22
16

Irreversible Entanglements At EartH

Live Review | 2023-11-21
6

Makaya McCraven At Barbican Centre

Live Review | 2023-11-15
15

Jaimie Branch: 7 Steps To Heaven

Building a Jazz Library | 2023-10-24
22

Balimaya Project at Barbican Centre

Live Review | 2023-10-20
10

Bill Evans: Ten Essential Sideman Albums

Building a Jazz Library | 2023-09-19
24

Wayne Shorter: An Essential Top Ten Albums

Building a Jazz Library | 2023-08-26
57



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Stan Getz: Stan Getz: The Bossa Nova Albums

Album Review | 2008-11-11
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Various Artists: Africa: 50 Years of Music - 50 Years of Independence

Extended Analysis | 2010-08-20
998

Ray Charles: Ray Charles: Original Album Series

Extended Analysis | 2010-03-29
987

Compilations: Doing The Right Thing

African Jazz | 2010-12-05
661

Tony Allen: Secret Agent

African Jazz | 2009-05-25
901

Dave Brubeck Quartet: Time Out

Reassessing | 2011-12-15
146

Sons of Kemet: Your Queen Is A Reptile

Album Review | 2018-02-21
24

Wayne Shorter: An Essential Top Ten Albums

Building a Jazz Library | 2023-08-26
57

John Coltrane: John Coltrane: Side Steps

Extended Analysis | 2009-10-16
732

Max Roach: We Insist! Freedom Now Suite

Album Review | 2007-10-08
605

Grant Green: Grant Green: Idle Moments

Extended Analysis | 2008-07-04
442

Part 21 - Final Fela Kuti Masterpieces Reissued

Afrobeat Diaries | 2011-03-12
190

The Rail Band: Belle Epoque Vol. 3 - Dioba

African Jazz | 2009-04-09
781

Charles Mingus: An Essential Top Ten Albums

Building a Jazz Library | 2021-07-26
65

Christian Scott: Yesterday You Said Tomorrow

Album Review | 2010-01-25
577

Christian Scott: Christian Scott: aTunde Adjuah

Extended Analysis | 2012-06-11
29

Chet Baker: An Alternative Top Ten Albums To Get Lost In

Building a Jazz Library | 2020-10-06
37

John Coltrane: An Alternative Top Ten Albums

Building a Jazz Library | 2021-04-08
69

Blue Note Records: Lost In Space: 20 Overlooked Classic Albums

Building a Jazz Library | 2020-07-29
45

Antonio Carlos Jobim: Wave

Reassessing | 2011-12-08
157

CTI Records: Ten Tasty Albums With No Added Sugar (Almost)

Building a Jazz Library | 2020-09-17
45

Yazz Ahmed: La Saboteuse

Album Review | 2018-02-20
15

Sun Ra: Exotica

Album Review | 2018-03-19
16

Joshua Redman: Compass

Album Review | 2009-01-05
426

Various Artists: Rocksteady: The Roots Of Reggae

Album Review | 2009-10-01
430

Hear Me Talkin' to Ya: Jazz Aphorisms

Just For Fun | 2011-12-23
157

Pharoah Sanders: Pharoah Sanders: Tauhid

Extended Analysis | 2008-07-01
638

Miles Davis: The Real Second Great Quintet

Building a Jazz Library | 2021-12-13
40

Part 24 - Ghariokwu Lemi: Fela Kuti And Me

Afrobeat Diaries | 2011-07-09
303

Toshio Matsuura Group: Loveplaydance: 8 Scenes From The Floor

Album Review | 2018-03-28
12

Thelonious Monk: Mønk

Album Review | 2018-09-20
12

Wes Montgomery: The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery

Album Review | 2008-10-25
428

Charlie Haden Quartet West: Sophisticated Ladies

Album Review | 2010-11-30
220

John Coltrane: John Coltrane: The Impulse! Albums - Volume Three

Extended Analysis | 2009-01-21
868

Ahmad Jamal: Ahmad Jamal: Blue Moon

Extended Analysis | 2012-01-31
123

Alice Coltrane: The Flowering of Astral Jazz

Multiple Reviews | 2011-10-27
162

John Coltrane: Kulu Sé Mama

Reassessing | 2011-11-30
193

Pharoah Sanders: Thembi

Reassessing | 2011-12-09
169

Storyville Records: A Treasure Trove of Swinging Jazz

Record Label Profile | 2010-12-22
642

Getatchew Mekurya: Getatchew Mekurya: Negus Of Ethiopian Sax

Extended Analysis | 2007-09-28
505

Stan Getz: Stan Getz Quintette: Jazz At Storyville

Extended Analysis | 2011-02-25
283

John Coltrane: My Favorite Things: Coltrane Live At Newport

Album Review | 2007-08-16
646

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