Roy Haynes: Three Classic Albums: Plus We Three/Just Us/Out Of The Afternoon/Jazz Abroad
For this writer one of the most enduring images of the bebop era is a photograph of Charlie Parker being...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: October/2013
Damon Locks & Black Monument Ensemble: NOW
Chicago's Black Monument Ensemble originated as a vehicle for leader Damon Locks’ sound collage work and, while it's now a...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: July/2021
The Pedrito Martinez Group
There's quite a buzz around Pedrito Martinez's quartet, who have been providing the entertainment at Guantanamera, a Cuban restaurant in...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014
Fredrik Kronkvist: New York Elements
Aaron Goldberg | Fredrik Kronkvist | Gregory Hutchinson | Reuben Rogers
The fruity-toned Swedish alto saxophonist's first New York recording is part celebration of the Big Apple's bustling multi-ethnic energy and...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: August/2012
Duke Jordan : Montmartre ‘73
Allan Gregersen | Bent Jaedig | Duke Jordan | Eddie Gomez | Johnny Dyani | Jørn Elniff
Some great sessions were recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen in the 1960s and 70s. Steeplechase has done a...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2022
Bill Charlap Trio: Notes from New York
Bill Charlap | Kenny Washington | Peter Washington
Now that Charlap has won a Grammy for his collaboration with Tony Bennett, we can expect some wider appreciation of...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2016
Elton Dean’s Unlimited Saxophone Company
Elton Dean | Paul Dunmall | Paul Rogers | Simon Picard | Tony Levin | Trevor Watts
As far as the surviving band members can recall, Dean’s Unlimited Saxophone Company performed live just three times: the group’s...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2024
Jamie Cullum: Twentysomething
Geoff Gascoyne | Jamie Cullum | Michael Strange | Sebastiaan de Krom
This 20th anniversary, limited edition 2LP set represents the first time that Cullum’s Twentysomething, his major label debut and the...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: December/January/2023/2024
Dinah Washington: Queen of the Blues – A Centenary Tribute
Hard on the heels of the Retrospective centenary tribute to Sarah Vaughan (reviewed in Jazzwise August 2024) comes a companion...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: December/2024
Rick Simpson: Semi Wogan
Brigitte Beraha | Dave Manington | George Crowley | Jon Scott | Rick Simpson
What an odd title. It's not explained in the liner notes or obviously alluded to in the abstract cover artwork...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: September/2012
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