Three contemporary jazz titans have some good, clean fun with their renowned polish left intact.

‘Lookin’ Up!’ is simply damned good, no-nonsense, straight-ahead jazz carried out with veteran proficiency.

‘Mise En Abîme’ would be a stunning achievement for just about anybody else; for Steve Lehman, it’s just his still-evolving musical personality racing out beyond jazz’s frontiers and daring anyone to try and catch up.

Collaborators from across his solo career talk about what McCartney has meant to them.

‘Europe Live’ illustrates what cutting Johnson loose adds to his studio efforts.

Petty began to take control of his vocal gifts on the second Heartbreakers album.

Call this one the Nels Cline Singers with strings, with music by Scott Amendola.

In the end, the lack of an easily identifiable, marketable image is a two-edged sword.

The Heartbreakers offer plenty of edge, but what stands out is what’s not there this time.

This long-awaited follow up is, in some ways, superior to their debut album.