Andy Scott + Group S: Ruby and All Things Purple

Andy Scott | Barbara Thompson | Chris Caldwell | Dave Graham | Elliot Henshaw | Gwilym Simcock | James Pusey | Jim Fieldhouse | John Helliwell | Jon Hiseman

Formed in 1995, saxophonist Andy Scott's Manchester-based SaxAssault has recently changed its name to Group S to reflect the less...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2017

Scott Hamilton: Live in Barcelona

Esteve Pi | Gerard Nieto | Ignasi Gonzalez | Scott Hamilton

Hamilton was in Barcelona for a couple of nights in December 2010 and this Spanish issue selects the best of...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: February/2016

Christian McBride & Inside Straight: Live at the Village Vanguard

Carl Allen | Christian McBride | Peter Martin | Steve Wilson | Warren Wolf

McBride sets a good example for contemporary definitions of ‘inside playing’ and ‘straight-ahead feel’. His quintet also contains a cross-section...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: December/January/2021/2022

Benjamin Koppel/ Kenny Werner/ Scott Colley/Jack DeJohnette: The Art of the Quartet

Benjamin Koppel | Jack DeJohnette | Kenny Werner | Scott Colley

One of the finest alto saxophonists in jazz, the pan-stylistic Benjamin Koppelhas, since the turn of the millennium, steadily risen...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: December/2020

Charlie Christian: Live with the Benny Goodman Sextet/Solo Flight

An exact clone of the Definitive album of the same name reviewed here in 2008, it's the majority of Christian's...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2015

Scott Hamilton Quartet: Danish Ballads… & More

Hans Backenroth | Jan Lundgren | Kristian Leth | Scott Hamilton

Having previously recorded an album for Stunt that concentrated on Swedish ballads, Hamilton now shifts his attention to 10 more...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2019

Ronnie Scott & The Band: Live At Ronnie Scott's

Bill Laurance | Jonathan Harvey | Marijus Aleksa

Often eclipsed by the club he started in 1959, and his dry, oblique sense of humour, Ronnie Scott was undoubtedly...

Reviewed by Jon Newey in issue: April/2020

Bobby Scott/Larry Elgart: Joyful Noises/The City

Fascinating third stream from multiinstrumentalist Scott and big bands directed by Quincy Jones and Elgart, making this an album worth...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2016

Album Interview: Christian McBride Big Band: Bringin' It

Brandee Younger | Brandon Lee | Carl Marachi | Christian McBride | Dan Pratt | Douglas Purviance | Frank Greene | Freddie Hendrix | James Burton | Joe McDonough

Christian McBride has an ebullient character – it bursts from his double-bass and it expands naturally to his writing and...

Reviewed by Peter Bacon in issue: October/2017

Next Collective: Coverart

With a guest appearance from Christian Scott, this is a label band that sounds half-baked in spite of it featuring...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2013