Back Door: Back Door/8th Street Nights/Another Fine Mess

Bernie Holland | Colin Hodgkinson | Dave MacRae | Dave Macrae | Felix Pappalardi | Peter Thorup | Ron Asprey | Tony Hicks

Like a wintry blast from their Yorkshire moors lair where much of their music coalesced, Back Door arrived in 1972,...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2015

The Andy Drudy Disorder: The Blues Civilisation EP

With his craggy, Chris Rea-ish voice, this seasoned itinerant UK guitarist-vocalist sings backbeat-driven songs firmly grounded in the blues....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2012

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

Caio Afune | Christian Sands | Cristian Rivera | Jerome Jennings | Keyon Harrold | Marcus Strickland | Roberto Quintero | Yasushi Nakamura

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

Alan Ferber | Ben Gerstein | Brian Settles | Chris Speed | Dave Ballou | Jacob Garchi | Jeff Nelson | Kirk Knuffke | Kris Davis | Loren Stillman

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