Derek Ansell

The famously self-examining saxophonist wrote telegraphic notes on his musical and spiritual progress and how much he fancied Gene Tierney

Another reprise of one of Coltrane's post-Vanguard chillout albums, here adding two additional tracks, bright red vinyl, and new sleeve notes

Italian saxophonist Menzella leads piano, bass and drums in an authoritative tribute to the playing and repertoire of the late Bob Berg

Long-playing vinyl collection covers late the 50s and early 60s and illustrates Charles's range, from pop to blues, jazz, R&B and gospel

Swiss singer works out her states of mind and the states of America through a mixture of Latin waltz, pastoral ballad, rock, funk and rap

Young Anders Malta, a student in 2016, heard the visiting Ernie Wilkins Almost Big Band and was impressed. The Danish composer, trumpeter decided to form his own with 13 musicians. I counted 15 on the back cover of this album but maybe they didn't all play.

One of the last survivors of the golden age of bebop – the 1950s – tenor saxophonist and composer Benny Golson died on Saturday, 21 September at home in Manhattan. He was 95 and had been ill for a short time. Best known in the jazz world as a composer and tenor soloist, Golson produced some of the most memorable songs that quickly became jazz standards.

This Is a thoroughly comprehensive, complete biography of Dolphy's life and music. After an informative foreword by Jeff Schwartz and an introduction by the author, the first chapter gives a brief resumé of his parents, Eric Allen Dolphy Sr. and his mother, Sarah Jr, mixed-race immigrants from Jamaica, and then covers Dolphy's birth. Eric began playing harmonica and then took up clarinet at around the age of six. He took music seriously even as a very young boy, practising scales, fingering and sight-reading incessantly. He received strong support from his parents from the beginning and joined the Los Angeles City School Orchestra. Racism entered his life early: He earned an audition-based scholarship to the University of Southern California, only to have it rescinded when the school learned of his dark skin.

Jaden Evans is only 16 as I write this, and he has done his own trio date with two leading players. As he's Bill Evans' grandson perhaps that's not so surprising. Nor is it surprising it that he is a skilled pianist with a light touch. Here he glides through a programme of music written by or associated with his grandad.