Review of Champian Fulton Trio: Flying High: Big Band Canaries Who Soared

Champian Fulton Trio: Flying High: Big Band Canaries Who Soared

Carmen Bradford | Champian Fulton | Charles Ruggiero | Fukushi Tainaka | Gretje Angell | Jane Monheit | Mike Gurrola | Neal Miner | Olivia Chindamo | Vanessa Perea

Jazz at the Ballroom

Rating: ★★★★

Bookended by deeply swinging instrumental takes on two much beloved 1930s standards, ‘On the Sunny Side of the Street’ and...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: August/2024

Review of Chick Webb & His Orchestra: All The Hits And More

Chick Webb & His Orchestra: All The Hits And More

Band names: The Jungle Band | Benny Carter | Beverly Peer | Bill Thomas | Bob Horton | Bobby Johnson | Bobby Stark | Charles Linton | Charlie Dixon | Chauncey Haughton

Acrobat

Rating: ★★★★

Baltimore-born Webb (1909-1939) suffered from congenital tuberculosis of the spine which left him hunch-backed and often ill, yet despite this...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: August/2024

Review of Billy Marrows and A Grande Familia: Penelope

Billy Marrows and A Grande Familia: Penelope

Angus Bayley | Anna Drysdale | Billy Marrows | Chris Williams | Dijan Mbanu | Greg Sanders | Gustavo Clayton Marucci | Jonas Mbanu | Mike Soper | Olli Martin

Editor's Choice

Self-release/Bandcamp

Rating: ★★★★

A Grande Familia is Portuguese for 'The Big Family', and this unusual project is definitely a family affair.Guitarist and composer...

Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: February/2024

Review of Sam Newsome & Jean-Michel Pilc: Cosmic Unconsciousness Unplugged

Sam Newsome & Jean-Michel Pilc: Cosmic Unconsciousness Unplugged

Jean-Michel Pilc | Sam Newsome

Self-release/Bandcamp

Rating: ★★★

Reunited in the studio after their 2017 duo album Magic Circle, Newsome and Pilc started out on this project with...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2024

Review of The Jazztet: Four Classic Albums

The Jazztet: Four Classic Albums

Addison Farmer | Albert Heath | Art Farmer | Benny Golson | Cedar Walton | Curtis Fuller | Grachan Moncur III | Harold Mabern | Herbie Lewis | Lex Humphries

AvidJazz

Rating: ★★★★

The Jazztet, essentially a hard bop sextet formed by Benny Golson and Art Farmer, ran from 1959 until it disbanded...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: February/2024

Review of Fats Waller: All the Hits and More 1922-1943

Fats Waller: All the Hits and More 1922-1943

Al Casey | Arnold Boling | Arthur Trappier | Ben Whitted | Bill Coleman | Billy Taylor | Bob Carroll | Bobby Williams | Cedric Wallace | Charlie Turner

Acrobat

Rating: ★★★

If you’ve never had access to a collection of Fats Waller’s work, both as a solo pianist and as the...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2024

Review of Peter DiCarlo: The Other Side

Peter DiCarlo: The Other Side

Ferit Odman | Ozan Musluoğlu | Peter DiCarlo | Uraz Kivaner

Shifting Paradigm Records

Rating: ★★

Originally from New York and busy around town, DiCarlo moved to Izmir, Turkey, three years ago and now works there...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2024

Review of Fred Hersch: Silent, Listening

Fred Hersch: Silent, Listening

Fred Hersch

Editor's Choice

ECM

Rating: ★★★★

One gift that Fred Hersch has in abundance is to own his performances of works by other composers. His 1990s...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2024

Review of John Pope Quintet: Citrinitas

John Pope Quintet: Citrinitas

Faye MacCalman | Graham Hardy | Jamie Stockbridge | John Pope | Johnny Hunter

New Jazz & Improvised Music

Rating: ★★★

An avowed champion of the Northern, especially Newcastle, jazz scene, and with the support of the Arts Council and the...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2024

Review of Album Interview: Ian Shaw & Tony Kofi: An Adventurous Dream - The Music Of Billy Strayhorn And Duke Ellington (At Pizza

Album Interview: Ian Shaw & Tony Kofi: An Adventurous Dream - The Music Of Billy Strayhorn And Duke Ellington (At Pizza

Barry Green | Dave Green | Ian Shaw | Tony Kofi

PX Records

Rating: ★★★★

It’s fascinating to compare this powerful collaboration, and it is a real double header with Kofi and Shaw sharing credits,...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2024

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