Kenny Drew: Four Classic Albums Introducing The Kenny Drew Trio/This Is New/Talkin' & Walkin'/Pal Joey

Art Blakey | Curly Russell | Donald Byrd | G.T. Hogan | Hank Mobley | Joe Maini | Kenny Drew | Lawrence Marable | Leroy Vinnegar | Philly Joe Jones

Though he recorded in the region of four-dozen albums under his own name, nowadays Kenny Drew is perhaps best known...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: October/2013

Barb Jungr: Shelter From The Storm

Barb Jungr | Laurence Hobgood | Michael Olatuja | Wilson Torres

Vocalist Barb Jungr pulls off quite a coup on her ninth album for Linn, securing the services of Kurt Elling’s...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2016

Shirley Horn: Live At The 4 Queens

Charles Ables | Shirley Horn | Steve Williams

Like Resonance's recent Sarah Vaughan release, this originates from America's National Public Radio, which used to broadcast rather more jazz...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017

Bing Crosby: CBS Radio Recordings 1954-56

Abe Lincoln | Buddy Weed | Clyde Hurley | Crosby | Don Whitaker | Fred Falensby | Matty Matlock | Nick Fatool | Vince Terri

Crosby was such an icon of middle-of-the-road entertainment that it's difficult to remember he started as a rhythm singer who,...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2010

Alan Broadbent Trio: Live At Giannelli Square Vol.2

Alan Broadbent | Kennedy Kay | Putter Smith

Best known perhaps as the pianist of Charlie Haden's Quartet West, Broadbent emerged from New Zealand to study at Berklee...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2012

Howard Riley: Live In The USA

Howard Riley

The status of a veteran creeps up on you unsuspected, but Riley (now 76) has more than earned such a...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: March/2019

Chuck Israels: It's Nice To Be With You

Israels and Clausen are long time friends as well as collaborators and this is reflected in the easeful intimacy of...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2015

Willberg/Andreae/Birchall: Live in Beppu

David Birchall | Otto Willberg | Sam Andreae

The fact that all three musicians credit themselves as playing ‘bits’ is highly relevant. Although primarily a saxophonist, a guitarist...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: July/2018

O'Higgins & Luft: Pluto

Dave O'Higgins | Misha Mullov-Abbado | Rob Luft | Rod Youngs | Ross Stanley

Three years ago the O'Higgins/Luft alliance mined a rich vein covering the songs of Coltrane and Monk on the appropriately...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023

Gabor Lesko: Fingerfusion Project

Andra Cocilovo | Chad Wackerman | Eric Marienthal | Gabor Lesko | Jimmy Haslip | Mario Guarini | Oscar Trabucchi | Simon Phillips

Lesko's sweetwinged fingers go further down the prog route with this exuberant release. Well, it could hardly be less than...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2020