Les McCann: Les McCann Sings/Pretty Lady
Recorded in Los Angeles in 1961, Les McCann Sings features McCann with his trio of Herbie Lewis (bass) and Ron...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: September/2013
Big Screen: Take One
Dave Newton | Matt Skelton | Tom Farmer
It's funny how an unapologetically glossy traditional piano trio take on popular TV and film themes can start to sound...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2015
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
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
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
Chris Hodgkins & Dave Price: Back In Your Own Backyard
Ashley John Long | Chris Hodgkins | Dave Price | Erika Lyons
Here's Hodgkins newly released from his long-term role as director of Jazz Services and back to doing what he always...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2015
Wilma Baan: Look At Me Now!
From the swinging opener ‘Oh! Look at Me Now’ to the striking ballad ‘Never Let Me Go’, vocalist Wilma Baan's...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: September/2023
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