Tina May Paris Quintet: No More Hanky Panky
Hot on the heels of Tina May’s outstanding Piaf album comes this long-awaited follow-up to the Tina May Paris Quintet’s...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: Dec/Jan/2011/2012
Karen Lane Organ Project: Two Steps from the Blues
Dominic Ashworth | John Hoare | Karen Lane | Nic France | Pete Whittaker
Inspired by one of Lane's key influences as a jazz singer, Sarah Vaughan's 1963 studio album Sarah Sings Soulfully (arranged...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015
Cal Tjader: Huracán
After spells with Dave Brubeck and George Shearing, vibraphonist, occasional drummer and bandleader Cal Tjader devoted himself to Latin and...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2024
Billie Holiday: Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933-1944
Originally released in 2001 on Columbia/Legacy and winner of the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Historical Album, Lady Day: The...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: August/2013
ACV: Busk
Adrian Tilbrook | Andy Champion | Graeme Wilson | Mark Williams | Paul Edis
Formed in 2009, ACV is the quintet of the young, Tyneside-based jazz musician Andy Champion, a go-to double bassist on...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2013
John Coltrane and Friends: Sideman: Trane's Blue Note Sessions
Representing a sensible way of mining the archive and sticking to tried and tested names this compilation contains every note...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015
King Crimson: In The Court Of The Crimson King: An Observation By King Crimson
There’s no doubting In the Court of the Crimson King’s iconic status as a rock, indeed ‘progressive’, album. Those of...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2020
Deep dive into The Divine: Sarah Vaughan: The Divine One – A Centenary Tribute: Her 50 Finest 1944-62
In Sarah Vaughan’s centenary year, it’s great to have a reminder of her route to stardom, and this collection manages...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2024
King Crimson: Beat
Adrian Belew | Bill Bruford | Robert Fripp | Tony Levin
As Bill Bruford wryly recalled with this correspondent, Crimson will be forever beholden to Belew for providing what the band's...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2016
Joe Stilgoe: New Songs for Old Souls
Ben Reynolds | Billy Adamson | Joe Stilgoe | Tom Farmer
In the hands of a lesser artist, New Songs for Old Souls could well have ended up being a brilliantly...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: June/2015
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