Samara Joy: Linger Awhile

Ben Paterson | David Wong | Kenny Washington | Pasquale Grasso | Samara Joy McLendon

Released last year on Whirlwind, Samara Joy McLendon's debut album announced the arrival of a remarkable new talent, a vocalist...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: October/2022

Jazz At The Philharmonic: 1958-1960 Live in Paris

Art Davis | Benny Carter | Chuck Lampkin | Coleman Hawkins | Daniel Jordan | Dizzy Gillespie | Don Byas | Gus Johnson | Herb Ellis | J.J. Johnson

The common factor linking this 3CD concert collection is the location: Paris, with the Olympia and Salle Pleyel as alternating...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: July/2016

Cal Tjader: In a Latin Bag/Saturday Night + Sunday Morning at the Blackhawk

A groovy latin sextet (largely borrowed from George Shearing's band) contrasts with Tjader's brilliant quartet on one of its finest...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2014

Randy Weston: African Cookbook

Big Black | Booker Ervin | Harold Murray | Lennie McBrowne | Randy Weston | Ray Copland | Vishnu Wood

Alongside Uhuru Kwanza these are two of the chef d'oeuvres in Weston's long and distinguished career, and showcase him as...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2014

Raul Midon: Don't Hesitate

Daniel Bailen | Daniel Sadownick | David Bailen | Dianne Reeves | Lizz Wright | Marcus Miller | Midon | Richard Hammond

The American vocalist-guitarist's singing and playing are as consistent as ever, but he is let down by his material on...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2014

George Adams: Complete Remastered Albums on Black Saint and Soul Note

Cameron Brown | Dannie Richmond | Don Pullen | George Adams | Hugh Lawson | Jimmy Knepper | Mike Richmond

George Adams was lead saxophonist of the last great quartet of Charles Mingus – the 1974 Atlantic albums Changes 1...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: February/2013

Anat Cohen Tentet: Happy Song

Anat Cohen | Anthony Pinciotti | James Shipp | Naadje Noordhuis | Nick Finzer | Oded Lev-Ari | Owen Broader | Rubin Kodhell | Sheryl Bailey | Tal Mashiach

Happy Song might be deemed insufficiently arty, if not ‘too obvious’, for the expectations that attend contemporary jazz. But it...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: February/2018

Enrico Rava: On The Dance Floor

Andrea Andrea | Claudio Corvini | Dan Kinzelman | Daniele Tittarelli | Dario Deidda | Enrico Rava | Ernesto Lopez Maturell | Franz Bazzani | Giovanni Guidi | Marcello Giannini

In his time, Rava has celebrated the talents of Bix, Miles, Satchmo and Chet, and all credit to his magpie...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2012

Lennie Niehaus: Complete 50s Recordings

A comprehensive 4CD set in one box by the great altoist and arranger, the claim is not quite true that...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2016

The Cookers Quintet: The Path

Alex Coleman | Bernie Senensky | Joe Poole | Ryan Oliver | Tim Hamel

This is an all-Canadian quintet with veteran pianist Senensky the best-known name. Given their chosen monicker, it’s no surprise that...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: August/2022