Weather Report: The Columbia Albums 1976-1982

Alex Acuña | Alphonso Johnson | Charles La Boe | Chester Thompson | Jaco Pastorius | Joe Zawinul | Manolo Badrena | Narada Michael Walden | Peter Erskine | Robert Thomas Jr

Who says the UK does weather? Originally released in the USA a year ago this fine box set, which could...

Reviewed by Jon Newey in issue: March/2013

Annie Laurie: The Annie Laurie Collection 1945-62

Andy Gibson’s Orchestra | Annie Laurie | Dallas Bartley | Hal Singer’s Orchestra | Howard Biggs Orchestra | Leroy Kirkland’s Orchestra | Paul Gayten

The lusty-voiced Laurie came to fame in New Orleans R&B circles, her career on record initially instigated and overseen by...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: July/2022

David ‘Fathead’ Newman: The Soulful Mr. Newman

Benny Powell | Bryan Carrott | Buster Williams | Cedar Walton | Curtis Fuller | David ‘Fathead’ Newman | David Leonhardt | David Williams | Jimmy Cobb | John Hicks

David Newman died just a month after the final album (The Blessing) included in this compilation of his decade of...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: March/2012

Dieter Ilg: Dedication

Dieter Ilg

The 60-year-old German bassist Ilg has worked with many and varied leaders such as Randy Brecker, Charlie Mariano, Albert Mangelsdorff...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: March/2022

Milt Buckner: Mighty High/Midnight Mood

Organ jazz by Buckner at the height of his powers, aided by Kenny Burrell on the first of the two...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2013

Jason Sharp: A Boat Upon its Blood

With music centred on slowly evolving Ligeti-like, throbbing textural blocks of sound, this Montreal saxophonist draws from both acoustic and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2016

Lighthouse Trio: Lighthouse

Asaf Sirkis | Mark Wingfield | Markus Reuter

From the hand-stopped inside piano ostinato and urban percussion opening of the first cut ‘Space Junk’, it is evident that...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2018

Fred Hersch Trio: Trio ‘97 @ The Village Vanguard

Drew Gress | Fred Hersch | Tom Rainey

It took pianist Fred Hersch 18 years to headline at the Village Vanguard after arriving on the New York jazz...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2019

The Heavy Hitters

Eric Alexander | Jeremy Pelt | Kenny Washington | Mike LeDonne | Peter Washington | Rale Micic | Vincent Herring

This record's title sounds like it might adorn the kind of all-star session that Pablo specialised in during the 1970s,...

Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: April/2023

James P Johnson: Classic James P Johnson Sessions (1921-1943)

Al Casey | Andy Razaf | Arthur Whetsel | Bessie Smith | Cecil Scott | Charlie Christian | Clara Smith | Clarence Williams | Cootie Williams | Ed Hall

The granddaddy of jazz piano – mentor of Fats Waller and hero to Thelonious Monk – has received a worthy...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: April/2016