Ben Crosland Quintet: The Ray Davies Songbook
Ben Crosland | Dave O’Higgins | John Etheridge | Sebastian de Krom | Steve Lodder
The only surprise is that nobody's done it before! There's barely a songwriter of the 1960s who hasn’t been pillaged,...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2016
Lou Donaldson: Midnight Sun/Blues Walk
Blue Note wasn't any different than most labels in that it wanted breadand-butter artists on their wish list – those...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: October/2015
Nick Finzer: Dreams, Visions, Illusions
Alex Wintz | Dave Baron | Glenn Zalenski | Jimmy Macbride | Lucas Pino | Nick Finzer
The latest album from trombonist Nick Finzer's established sextet explores the role of the muse through a set of workman-like...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: July/2023
Emily Saunders: Outsiders Insiders
Bruno Heinen | Byron Wallen | Dave Whitford | Emily Saunders | Jon Scott | Trevor Mires
I was a huge fan of Emily Saunders' 2011 debut Cotton Skies, not least because it showcased an artist who...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2015
Brother Jack McDuff: Ain’t No Sunshine: Live in Seattle
Dave Young | Jack McDuff | Lee Johnson | plus uncredited | Ron Davis | Vinne Corrae
This spectacularly so-so excursion into public domain blues riffs by Brother Jack McDuff is certainly not up to the standard...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2024
Pete Atkin: The Luck of the Draw – The Clive James-Pete Atkin Songbook Volume 2
Although long aware of 78-year-old singer-songwriter Atkin’s association with the late Clive James, I hadn’t ever heard Atkin perform before...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: November/2023
John Coltrane: The Complete Paul Chambers Sessions
Coltrane’s three 1956 sessions under the leadership of Chambers aren’t absolutely essential (Chambers’ Music, High Step and Whims of Chambers,...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2013
Miles Davis: Round About Midnight
John Coltrane | Miles Davis | Paul Chambers | Philly Joe Jones | Red Garland
This is a wacky idea, not to say entirely misconceived – hence the split rating. There might be some small...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015
Dr Lonnie Smith: Breathe
This is the third album of Lonnie Smith's highly productive return to Blue Note, and the second drawn from his...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: April/2021
Alex Webb & The Copasetics: Call Me Lucky
An extremely classy calling card for his songwriting talents, pianist Alex Webb’s first album under his own name has clearly...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: June/2016
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