Bill Evans: Complete February 1972 Paris ORTF Performance

Bill Evans | Eddie Gomez | Marty Morell | Tony Oxley

In terms of current releases, this would be preferable to the single-CD Köln Concert 1976 (see Jazzwise 198), if only...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: September/2015

First Meeting: Cut the Rope

Led by trumpeter-leader Natsuki Tamura, Japanese band First Meeting feature prolific recording artist/pianist Satoko Fujii, and turn the traditional jazz...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2010

Michael J McEvoy: The Long Way Home

Ben Castle | Calum Gourlay | Dave Hamblett | Gerard Presencer | James Maddren | Jason Rebello | Mark Nightingale | Michael J McEvoy | Nigel Hitchcock | Tom Farmer

The name Michael J McEvoy might not ring a bell even though he's someone who has forged a successful career...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2014

Bud Shank and Clare Fischer: Bossa Nova Jazz Samba/Brasamba!

More in this month's bumper crop of latin material, this has two great craftsmen displaying their brilliant control of bossa...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2013

Roberto Ottaviano: Forgotten Matches: The Worlds Of Steve Lacy

Alexander Hawkins | Cristiano Calcagnile | Giovanni Maier | Glenn Ferris | Roberto Ottaviano

Brave enough to set himself the by no means easy task of performing the music of Steve Lacy, one of...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: May/2015

Richie Beirach: Inborn

Adam Nussbaum | George Mraz | John Scofield | Michael Brecker | Randy Brecker | Richie Beirach

These dozen songs, recorded by pianist Richie Beirach during a two-day studio session, range from fluid hard-hitting quintet workouts to...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: June/2018

Bushman's Revenge: Jazz, Fritt Etter Hukommelsen

Even Helte Hermansen | Gard Nilssen | Rune Nergaard

Over the last nine years, Norwegian three-piece Bushman's Revenge have blazed a trail into guitar power trio heaven, consolidating their...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: October/2016

Bud Shank & Chet Baker: Michelle/California Dreamin’

Among the many great records left by the late Bud Shank, and though they were hits in their day, these...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2016

Ella Fitzgerald: Complete 1950-60 Piano Duets

Barney Kessel | Charlie Smith | Clyde Lombardi | Ella Fitzgerald | Ellis Larkins | Hank Jones | Jimmy Crawford | Nelson Boyd | Oscar Peterson | Paul Smith

The 20 tracks that Ella Fitzgerald recorded with pianist Ellis Larkins in 1950 and 1954 are arguably the best duets...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2018

Album Interview: Nat Birchall: Guiding Spirit

Adam Fairhall | Chris Manis | Gavin Barras | Gaz Hughes | Matthew Halsall | Nat Birchall | Rachael Gladwin

One of the albums that helped to put Manchester back on the jazz map last year was Matthew Halsall's Colour...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: June/2010