Art Tatum: The Greatest Piano of Them All

The plethora of late recordings that Norman Granz produced by Tatum make charting a way through them difficult, but this...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2015

Ivo Perelman & Arcado String Trio: Deep Resonance

Ivo Perelman | Mark Dresser | Mark Feldman | William H Roberts

New York-based, Brazilian-born saxophonist Ivo Perelman's last pre-Covid date in London brought him together with several local singers and string...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: December/2020

Orchestre National De Jazz: Europa Oslo

Alexandra Grimal | Eric Echampard | Fabrice Martinez | Fidel Fourneyron | Hans Petter Blad | Hugues Mayot | Jean Dousteyssier | Maria Laura Baccarini | Olivier Benoit | Paul Brousseau

France's publically funded, flagship jazz orchestra has explored the works of Robert Wyatt, Astor Piazzolla and collaborated with John Hollenbeck...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2017

Tomoko Omura: Branches Vol. 2

This Japanese NYC-based violinist has engaged with both jazz and classical traditions previously but explores her homeland's folk song/culture in...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2021

The Warren Vaché Quintet: Remembers Benny Carter

Houston Person | Leroy Williams | Nicki Parrot | Tardo Hammer | Warren Vaché

Vaché has an inherent flair for the bon mot, the apposite phrase or approach to a piece, and understands when...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: August/2015

Greg Abate: Magic Dance – The Music of Kenny Barron

Dezron Douglas | Greg Abate | Johnathan Blake | Kenny Barron

Now 73, Abate is a familiar figure for British jazz audiences as he tours here regularly. We know him mostly...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2021

Mehmet Ali Sanlikol and What’s Next?: THE RISE UP: Stories of Strife, Struggle and Inspiration

Mehmet Ali Sanlikol

Where saxophonist/conceptualist Dave Liebman gets his energy from is anybody's guess. His creativity seems to function at full throttle 365...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2020

Billie Holiday: Four Classic Albums: Second Set

Art Taylor | Bobby Timmons | Clarence Sharpe | Curtis Fuller | George Coleman | Horace Silver | Lee Morgan | Paul Chambers | Pepper Adams | Philly Joe Jones

Featuring just under two and a half hours of music, Avid Jazz's 2CD set brings together four albums recorded by...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: November/2019

Lola Albright: The Jazz Singer on the ‘Peter Gunn’ Series

A singing actress, rather than an acting singer, Albright handles standards reasonably well, and plays the role of jazz chanteuse...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2017

Iskra 1903: South On The Northern

Barry Guy | Paul Rutherford | Philipp Wachsmann

Violinist Wachsmann recorded these two previously unissued London gigs on cassettes, but the quality is very high, capturing the acoustic...

Reviewed by Martin Longley in issue: March/2014