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
Sarah Vaughan: Swingin' Easy/At Mister Kelly's
This superb twofer presents two complete original albums, Swingin' Easy and At Mister Kelly's, in which Vaughan is backed solely...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: February/2017
Gabrielle Ducomble: Across The Bridge
Known primarily as an interpreter of songs by Legrand, Piaf, Piazzolla and more, as heard on J'ai Deux Amours (2011)...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: November/2018
Cannonball Adderley Sextet With Joe Zawinul: Complete 1962 Live Performances
Regrettably, I never saw Bird in person, but I was most fortunate enough to witness Cannonball on a number of...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: November/2016
Sonny Rollins & Co: Complete 1962 Sessions
Ben Riley | Bob Cranshaw | Harry Saunders | Jim Hall | Jimmy Jones | Sonny Rollins
The November 1961-July 1962 partnership of Rollins with Jim Hall is celebrated with its complete recorded output, consisting of The...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: September/2013
Nishla Smith: Friends With Monsters
Aaron Wood | Johnny Hunter | Joshua Cavanagh-Brierley | Nishla Smith | Richard Jones
Released on Whirlwind, this debut album from Australian-born, Manchester-based vocalist and songwriter Nishla Smith provides a perfect showcase for her...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2022
Various Artists: On the Corner Live: The Music of Miles Davis
Chester Thompson | Chris Walters | Dave Liebman | James Dasilva | Jeff Coffin | Victor Wooton
Recorded live in the Nashville venue 3rd & Lindsley the legacy of Miles Davis still provides musicians old enough to...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2019
Christine Tobin: Sailing to Byzantium
In this beautiful collection of songs based on the poetry of WB Yeats, vocalist Christine Tobin has created an unqualified...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: July/2012
Mark Cherrie Quartet: Any Anxious Colour
"The steel pan of course has no particular history in jazz music itself, unlike many other instruments,” explains bandleader and...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: October/2024
Chet Baker: Plays and Sings
There seems to have been a plethora of Chet Baker releases in the last year or two, and there is...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2020
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