Tony Allen: Film of Life
The tenth album from Tony Allen, the Afrobeat drummer labelled ‘legendary’ for both co-creating a musical style with Fela Kuti...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: February/2015
Michael Franks: Original Album Series
If the singer-songwriter Michael Franks hasn't crossed your radar yet, then might I suggest you snap up this excellent 5-CD...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: April/2016
Claire Daly Quintet: 2648 West Grand Boulevard
Claire Daly | Jerome Harris | Mary Ann McSweeney | Peter Grant | Steve Hudson
Arriving as a seeming response to our March reader's letter about Motown, this album (though doubtless recorded earlier) refers in...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2017
Bill Evans: Peace Pieces
An interesting choice, since this wasn't an original album as such. Compiled by the new owners of Riverside after the...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2015
Eugene Chadbourne: There'll Be No Tears Tonight
David Licht | Dennis Licht | Eugene Chadbourne | John Zorn | Robbie Link | Scott Manring | Tom Cora
When this album was originally issued on Parachute Records in 1980 it was in the context of a growing wave...
Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: February/2017
David Sanborn: Anything You Want
I guess even Sanborn had to grow old: the teen who played with Albert King; the tyro who rocked at...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2020
Miles Davis Quintet: The Unissued Japanese Concerts: Tokyo, July 12, 1964 & Kyoto, July 15, 1964.
Herbie Hancock | Miles Davis | Ron Carter | Sam Rivers | Tony Williams
As far as is known, the Davis Quintet of 1964 only played three dates in Japan. The 14 July date...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2011
Eddie ‘Biscuits’ Ponceford and his Crumbs of Comfort: Bugling at the Brizemont
“The Brizemont was a big ritzy joint up on Flanagan Avenue. Had all them fancy drapes, lotsa marble, big chandeliers,...
Reviewed by J. J. Geiger in issue: June/2017
Glenn Miller: The Hits Collection 1935-44
There have been several attempts to issue collections of Glenn Miller’s work, including Columbia’s 2CD set The Essential Glenn Miller...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: December/January/2021/2022
Makaya McCraven: Deciphering the Message
De’Sean Jones | Greg Ward | Jeff Parker | Joel Ross | Junius Paul | Makaya McCraven | Marquis Hill
Being signed to Blue Note has several advantages. There’s the kudos. The guarantee of quality. Then there’s the access to...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: December/January/2021/2022
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