Kenny Barron/Dave Holland Trio: Without Deception

Dave Holland | Johnathan Blake | Kenny Barron

Effortless mainstream jazz eloquence has been pianist Kenny Barron’s calling card for 40 years. Without Deception renews the pianist’s dialogue...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: May/2020

The Dave Brubeck Quartet: Countdown: Time In Outer Space

Dave Brubeck | Gene Wright | Joe Morello | Paul Desmond

Six studio albums into his Columbia contract, Dave Brubeck recorded Time Out in June, July and August 1959. It was...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2019

Domancich/Avenel/Goubert featuring Dave Liebman: Free 4

Dave Liebman | Jean-Jacques Avenel | Simon Goubert | Sophia Domancich

Simon Goubert and Sophia Domancich made strong impressions when they played at Elton Dean's benefit a few years ago. These...

Reviewed by Duncan Heining in issue: September/2012

Miles Davis & Quincy Jones: Live at Montreux

Buck Clark | Donald Dean | Jimmy Rowser | Les McCann

These reissues, including yet another reappearance of Tutu – even after the super-duper ultimate Tutu double CD reissue that included...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2015

Dave Douglas/Uri Caine/Andrew Cyrille: Devotion

Andrew Cyrille | Dave Douglas | Uri Caine

A longstanding partnership between trumpeter Dave Douglas and pianist Uri Caine is supplemented by drummer Andrew Cyrille, making for a...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2019

Thad Jones: …And the Danish Radio Big Band/Eclipse

Jones’ 1970s Scandinavian period led to some fine work, exemplified by the three sessions here — the Parlan/Lundgaard/Thigpen rhythm of...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2013

The Dave Brubeck Quartet with Paul Desmond: The Complete Storyville Broadcasts

Bob Bates | Dave Brubeck | Herb Barman | Joe Dodge | Lloyd Davis | Paul Desmond | Ron Crotty | Wyatt Ruther

The three CDs that comprise The Complete Storyville Broadcasts were recorded between February 1952 and July 1954. Thus they contain...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2015

Dave Soldier: The Eighth Hour Of Amduat

Adam Vidiksis | Akhmed Manedov | Anthony di Bartolo | Carolina Diazgronados | Dan Blacksberg | Dani Bash | Dave Soldier | Enrique Rivera-Matos | Juana Pinilla Paez | Marshall Allen

Dave Soldier is a collaborative musician, even working with animals. One of his most famous (and interesting) projects was to...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: May/2017

Dave Liebman and Richie Beirach: Empathy

Dave Liebman | Florian Van Volxem | Jack DeJohnette | Leo Hendrichs | Richie Beirach

This five CD box set comes with liner notes by Ashley Kahn (no less) and is in essence a celebration...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2021

Dave Manington's Riff Raff: Challenger Deep

Brigitte Beraha | Dave Manington | Ivo Neame | Rob Updegraff | Tim Giles | Tomas Challenger

As a fitting successor to their 2013 session Hullabaloo, Challenger Deep is a new creative stage for Riff Raff –...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: May/2018