Joe Newman: The Happy Cats
Four LPs on two CDs of Newman in good form in the mid-1950s, surrounded by Basie-ites, but for the most...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2017
Carmen McRae: For Once In My Life
Not every jazz singer could carry off an album of 1960s pop hits, but Carmen completely owns her material, helped...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2014
Dwight Trible/Kamasi Washington/Georgia Anne Muldrow: Ancient Future
Dwight Trible | Georgia Anne Muldrow | Kamasi Washington
Los Angeles singer Dwight Trible may be better known as a bandmember – his credits include work with legends such...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2023
Christian Sands: Facing Dragons
At 29 years of age, Christian Sands is reckoned by some to be the leading jazz pianist of his generation....
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019
Jack Walrath: To Hellas and Back
Abraham Burton | Boris Kozlov | Donald Edwards | George Burton | Jack Walrath
Jack Walrath’s assured attack, brassy sound and melodically angular lines were honed by five years with the late Charles Mingus...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: September/2013
The Gary McFarland Legacy Ensemble: Circulation: The Music of Gary McFarland
Bruce Barth | Joe Locke | Michael Benedict | Mike Lawrence | Sharel Cassidy
When composer, arranger, singer and vibraphonist Gary McFarland died in 1971 he was 38 and contemplating a career writing and...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: November/2015
Michael Formanek Ensemble Kolossus: The Distance
Formanek may be known primarily through his long running association with Tim Berne but he has been a bandleader of...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2016
Nils Wogram: Nostalgia
Admired German trombonist with a striking contemporary trio that mixes dreamy contemplation and energetic humour and features the inventive Hammond...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2011
John Coltrane: Blue Train
Forgive me for a moment’s fictional indulgence, but I can just imagine a production meeting over at American Jazz Classics’...
Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: May/2020
Andy Galore: Out & About
The veteran electric bassist's punchy jazz-rock fusion debut has an all-star cast with Mike Stern and Oz Noy sharing axe...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2015
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