Herbie Mann: Complete Brazilian Sessions

Mann’s flute meets Jobim, Baden Powell and others on location in Rio in 1962 to create one of his most...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2013

Esther Marrow: Newport News, Virginia

Good example of Marrow in her post-Ellington Sacred Concert transitional phase, moving into R&B, and recorded in period LA style...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2013

Phil Woods: Three Classic Albums Plus

Four albums (minus one track) present the dynamic duo of altoists Phil Woods and Gene Quill in various different sized...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2019

Dave Brubeck Quartet: Time OutTakes: Previously Unreleased Takes from the Original 1959 Sessions

Dave Brubeck | Gene Wright | Joe Morello | Paul Desmond

Time Out, lest anybody needs reminding, was the first platinum-selling album in jazz, and the 45 rpm single from it,...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: December/2020

Albert Ayler: Copenhagen Live 1964

Albert Ayler | Don Cherry | Gary Peacock | Sunny Murray

A stellar quartet captured in its prime, playing a repertoire that most devotees will know well – ‘Spirits’, ‘Vibrations’, ‘Saints’,...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2017

Danielsson/Neset/Lund: Sun Blowing

Lars Danielsson | Marius Neset | Morten Lund

One of Sweden’s leading contemporary jazz acoustic bassists Lars Danielsson lines up here alongside the excellent Stefano Bollani trio Danish...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2016

Riot Jazz Brass Band: Live at the Band on the Wall

Madchester's looniest brass ensemble can get any party jumping with their boisterous mash-up of ska, Afro-beat, pop and rap, even...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2017

Jim Snidero: MD66

Alex Sipiagin | Andy Laverne | Jim Snidero | Rudy Royston | Ugonna Okegwo

The New York altoist's 20th release is as direct and muscular as ever, and with a fine, integrated and like-minded...

Reviewed by Peter Bacon in issue: February/2017

Ahmad Jamal Trio: The Classic 1958-1962 Recordings

Ahmad Jamal | Israel Crosby | Vernel Fournier

Both the esteemed Brian Priestley and Yours Truly have exhaustively covered this material in these pages to where it's now...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: November/2015

Dianne Reeves: Beautiful Life

Christian McBride | Cyrus Chestnut | Hartford Symphony Orchestra | Isaiah Marquez-Greene | Jimmy Greene | Jonathan Dubose | Kenny Barron | Lewis Nash | Pat Metheny | Renee Rosnes

The inimitable Dianne Reeves is back with her first studio album for five years. Featuring an all-star cast, the overall...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: February/2015