David Forman: Like A Rainbow
David Forman is a remarkable autodidact, now in his nineties, who for five decades was a full-time Brighton dentist and...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: September/2022
Linda May Han Oh: The Glass Hours
Fabian Almazan | Linda May Han Oh | Mark Turner | Obed Calvaire | Sara Serpa
Linda May Han Oh, one of the most in-demand bass players on the scene and partner to jazz stars including...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: June/2023
Cal Tjader: Catch the Groove: Live at the Penthouse 1963-1967
As he says in his note for this album, Gary Burton rated Cal Tjader as one of the four great...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: December/January/2023/2024
Tim Ray Trio: Fire & Rain
John Lockwood | Mark Walker | Tim Ray
Pianist Ray was MD for Tony Bennett from 2016 through to the late singer's retirement in 2021 but is clearly...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2023
Ella Fitzgerald: The Complete 1960-61 Ella in Berlin
The Complete 1960-61 Ella in Berlin 2CD release combines the complete Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife from 13 February...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2017
John Coltrane: The 1961 Newport Set
Art Davis | Elvin Jones | Eric Dolphy | John Coltrane | McCoy Tyner | Reggie Workman
Coltrane may be gone these 45 years, but he's the gift that keeps on giving. In the space of one...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2012
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
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