Review of Sonny Rollins & Co: Complete 1962 Sessions

Sonny Rollins & Co: Complete 1962 Sessions

Ben Riley | Bob Cranshaw | Harry Saunders | Jim Hall | Jimmy Jones | Sonny Rollins

Fresh Sound

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Nishla Smith: Friends With Monsters

Nishla Smith: Friends With Monsters

Aaron Wood | Johnny Hunter | Joshua Cavanagh-Brierley | Nishla Smith | Richard Jones

Whirlwind Recordings WR4780

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Confucius MC + Bastien Keb: Songs for Lost Travellers

Confucius MC + Bastien Keb: Songs for Lost Travellers

Alex Judd | Bastien Keb | Confucius MC | Kofi Flexxx | Pru Jones | Tomo Xeri

Native Rebel

Rating: ★★★★

Songs for Lost Travellers is an album that will make you feel. Riven with grief and anger, strafed with slivers...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2025

Review of Steve Cardenas, Andrew Zimmerman, Lionel Loueke, Skúlli Sverrisson, Francisco Mela, Jason Palmer: Newvelle Season Three

Steve Cardenas, Andrew Zimmerman, Lionel Loueke, Skúlli Sverrisson, Francisco Mela, Jason Palmer: Newvelle Season Three

Andrew Zimmerman | Bill Frisell | Dave Douglas | Eric Harland | Francisco Mela | Gerald Cannon | Hery Paz | Jason Palmer | Joe Martin | Kendrick Scott

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Newvelle

Rating: ★★★★

Commitment is a principle that runs deep in the ethos of Nevelle Records, its loyal subscribers and, most importantly, its...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: November/2018

Review of Harry Miller: Different Times, Different Places: Volume 2

Harry Miller: Different Times, Different Places: Volume 2

Alan Tomlinson | Alan Wakeman | Bernie Holland | Dave Holdsworth | Harry Miller | Keith Tippett | Louis Moholo-Moholo | Trevor Watts

Ogun

Rating: ★★★★

This excellent second installment of Different Times, Different Places gives a further insight into the vast achievements of the late...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2016

Review of Miles Davis Quintet: Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2

Miles Davis Quintet: Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2

Chick Corea | Dave Holland | Jack DeJohnette | Jack Dejohnette | Miles Davis | Wayne Shorter

Columbia/Legacy

Rating: ★★★★★

Seldom do recordings of previously unissued material from the past demand jazz history be re-written. Live in Europe 1969 Vol....

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2013

Review of Barnes/O’Higgins & The Sax Section: Oh Gee!

Barnes/O’Higgins & The Sax Section: Oh Gee!

Adam King | Alan Barnes | Dave O’Higgins | Judith O’Higgins | Karen Sharp | Robin Aspland | Sam Mayne | Sebastiaan de Krom | Sebastiaan De Krom

Woodville

Rating: ★★★★

The onrush of Barnes on record continues, as does the flow of releases on his Woodville label. Having heard this...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: March/2016

Review of John Fedchock New York Big Band: Like It Is

John Fedchock New York Big Band: Like It Is

Allen Farnham | Bobby Sanabria | Dave Ratacjzak | Dick Sarpola | John Fedchock | Keith O'Quinn 3 | Mark Vinci 5 | Tony Kadleck 4

Mama Records

Rating: ★★★

It only took a couple of bars of the opener, ‘You and the Night and the Music’ to conjure the...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: October/2015

Review of Kenny Wheeler Big Band: The Long Waiting

Kenny Wheeler Big Band: The Long Waiting

Barnaby Dickinson | Chris Laurence | Dave Horler | Dave Stewart | Derek Watkins | Duncan Lamont | Henry Lowther | John Parricelli | John Taylor | Julian Argüelles

Camjazz

Rating: ★★★★

It doesn't seem that long a wait, but this collection of original material is a most welcome companion to the...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: April/2012

Review of Various Artists: Jazz City UK Volume 2:The Jam Sessions

Various Artists: Jazz City UK Volume 2:The Jam Sessions

Allan Ganley | Brian Lemon | Bruce Turner | Dave Green | Dave Shepherd | Dick Morrissey | Digby Fairweather | Harvey Weston | Humphrey Lyttelton | Jim Douglas

Big Bear

Rating: ★★★

Jim Simpson’s Big Bear Agency first conceived and has continued to organise the British Jazz Awards, the presentations in earlier...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019

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