Louis Armstrong: The Complete Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966
This impressive multi-disc box set comprises three main components: firstly the 1946-47 singles that Armstrong made for RCA during the...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2021
Johanna Burnheart: Burnheart
Boz Martin-Jones | David Swan | Joanna Burnheart | Jonny Wickham | Noel Langley
Burnheart is a German classical talent now living in London, whose conversion to jazz was refracted through Berlin techno. As...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: November/2020
Cannonball Adderley Sextet: Complete Live In Tokyo 1963
Cannonball Adderley | Joe Zawinul | Louis Hayes | Nat Adderley | Sam Jones | Yusef Lateef
Though his original two horns/three rhythm set-up served him well, Cannonball learned from his tour of duty with Miles that...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: May/2015
Oscar Peterson: Exclusively For My Friends
Bobby Durham | Ed Thigpen | Louis Hayes | Oscar Peterson | Ray Brown | Sam Jones
The six-volume Exclusively For My Friends set forged new standards of sound recording when it was originally released on vinyl...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016
John Coltrane Quintet: Complete November 18, 1961 Paris Concerts
Elvin Jones | Eric Dolphy | John Coltrane | McCoy Tyner | Reggie Workman
Like some of the other recordings from this first European tour, the sound quality isn't that of the original broadcast...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: April/2014
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet: Classic Albums 1959-60
For many, this is where the story really begins. Though Adderley had been recording regularly since 1955, it was immediately...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: July/2017
The John Coltrane Quintet featuring Eric Dolphy: So Many Things: The European Tour 1961
Elvin Jones | Eric Dolphy | John Coltrane | McCoy Tyner | Reggie Workman
The year 1961 was an incredibly productive one for John Coltrane. Impulse! bought out his contract with Atlantic records and...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2015
Trevor Watkis Routes In Jazz Group: The Music Of Dizzy Reece
Byron Wallen | Dezron Douglas | Ralph Moore | Trevor Watkis | Willie Jones III
This transatlantic group led by British pianist Trevor Watkis paid tribute to the legendary Jamaican trumpeter Dizzy Reece with a...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2022
Paul Chambers: Chambers' Music
The first six titles were originally released on a small LA label called Jazz West, which I remember being very...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: June/2011
Sonny Clark: The Art Of The Trio
George Duvivier | Jymie Merritt | Max Roach | Paul Chambers | Philly Joe Jones | Sonny Clark
Before his tragically early demise in 1963, Clark was mainly known for his ensemble work and especially for small-group sets...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2015
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