Pete Atkin: The Luck of the Draw – The Clive James-Pete Atkin Songbook Volume 2
Although long aware of 78-year-old singer-songwriter Atkin’s association with the late Clive James, I hadn’t ever heard Atkin perform before...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: November/2023
Maria Schneider Orchestra: The Thompson Fields
This programmatic set of eight original compositions by Maria Schneider, evoking her childhood and early adolescent memories of the middle...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2015
Grant Green: First Recordings
Elvin Jones | Gene Ramey | Grant Green | Harold Mabern | Jimmy Forrest
As every jazz historian will tell you, a shedload of momentous recordings were made in 1959, including Kind Of Blue,...
Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: July/2013
Michael Weiss: Persistence
Eric Alexander | Michael Weiss | Paul Gill | Pete Van Nostrand
It’s 19 years since Michael Weiss’s last recording, from a time when he seemed to be everywhere, after he won...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2022
Cæcilie Norby: Sisters In Jazz
Prompted by an idea from ACT label owner Siggi Loch, this outstanding new recording from Danish vocalist Cæcilie Norby celebrates...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2019
Billie Holiday: The Complete Billie Holiday Songbook
This 2CD set is two entirely separate albums in one cover. The idea is to draw together all the songs...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2018
Andre Canniere Group: Forward Space
Andre Canniere | George Fogel | Hannes Riepler | Jon Scott | Ryan Trebilcock
Whirlwind Records is run by the bassist and promoter Michael Janisch, an American expat who knows how to make things...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2012
Max Roach: The Max Roach Trio Featuring The Legendary Hasaan
Art Davis | Hassan Ibn Ali | Max Roach
Legendary? Not quite – more like obscure. Seemingly Max knew Philadelphian Hasaan Ibn Ali from way back and decided to...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: February/2014
Steve Swell’s Fire Into The Music: For Jemeel: Fire From The Road
Hamid Drake | Jemeel Moondoc | Steve Swell | William Parker
There is a far-reaching history of tributes to players by other players in black music, and this epic three-CD set...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2023
Alex Hitchcock Dream Band: Live in London
Not one band but three, each one a sextet, and each recorded on a different night at London’s Vortex. The...
Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: November/2023
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