Review of John Coltrane: Olé Coltrane

John Coltrane: Olé Coltrane

Art Davis | Elvin Jones | Eric Dolphy | Freddie Hubbard | John Coltrane | McCoy Tyner | Reggie Workman | Steve Davis

State of Art

Rating: ★★★★

The last of the original Atlantic Coltranes, Olé often gets overlooked because it doesn't have the impact of earlier albums...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: September/2018

Review of Peter Apfelbaum and the Hieroglyphics Ensemble: Signs of Life

Peter Apfelbaum and the Hieroglyphics Ensemble: Signs of Life

Andrew Cleyndert | Graeme Flowers | Kitty Whitelaw | Nick Mills | Peter Jones | Rob Luft | Ross Stanley | Sophie Alloway | Vasilis Xenopoulos | Will Fry

Howling Werewolf

Rating: ★★★

Multi-instrumentalist and former teenage prodigy Peter Apfelbaum’s Hieroglyphics Ensemble had been around for several years before the leader landed a...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2020

Review of Joe McPhee & John Snyder: To Be Continued

Joe McPhee & John Snyder: To Be Continued

Albert Henderson | Charlie McPhee | Eddie Saunders | Ernie Vaughn | Freddie Johnson | Jerry Jones | Joe McPhee | John Snyder | Michael Driver | Norman Moore

Kye

Rating: ★★★

Massaging the connection that would yield such enchanted fruits on the wonderful Pieces Of Light the following year, comes this...

Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: May/2015

Review of Dizzy Gillespie/Hans Koller: Dizzy Gillespie Quintet & Hans Koller New Jazz Stars

Dizzy Gillespie/Hans Koller: Dizzy Gillespie Quintet & Hans Koller New Jazz Stars

Al Jones | Albert Mangelsdorff | Bill Graham | Dizzy Gillespie | Hans Koller | Jutta Hipp | Karl Sanner | Lou Hackney | Shorty Roeder | Wade Legge

Moosicus

Rating: ★★★

Launching the NDR 60 Years Jazz archive project, this is the earliest surviving broadcast produced by the legendary Hans Gertberg,...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: November/2013

Review of Roland Kirk: We Free Kings/Triple Threat

Roland Kirk: We Free Kings/Triple Threat

Art Davis | Carl Pruitt | Charlie Persip | Hank Jones | Henry Duncan | Jimmy Madison | Richard Wyands | Roland Kirk | Wendell Marshall

Essential Jazz Classics

Rating: ★★★

Hard on the heels of the recent Rhino/Atlantic compilation (Jazzwise 166) comes this public-domain reissue of Kirk's famous first Mercury...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2012

Review of Various Artists: We Out Here

Various Artists: We Out Here

Ezra Collective | Featuring Maisha | Joe Armon-Jones | Kokoroko | Moses Boyd | Nubya Garcia | Shabaka Hutchings | Theon Cross | Triforce

Brownswood

Rating: ★★★

A timely overview of the part of the young London jazz scene grown through channels such as Tomorrow’s Warriors and...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2018

Review of Lester Young: Complete Aladdin Recordings

Lester Young: Complete Aladdin Recordings

Argonne Thornton | Buddy Rich | Chico Hamilton | Chuck Wayne | Curly Russell | Curtis Counce | Dave Barbour | Dodo Marmorosa | Fred Lacey | Gene DiNovi

Essential Jazz Classics

Rating: ★★★★

This collection of 48 sides made with nine different groups for the small Aladdin company (plus one triosession with Nat...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2018

Review of Partikel: String Theory

Partikel: String Theory

Benet Mclean | Benet McLean | Carmen Flores | Dave Le Page | Duncan Eagles | Eric Ford | Mathew Sharp | Max Luthert

Whirlwind Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

London based trio, Partikel, have been playing together for over six years, including a running regular weekly jam session at...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2015

Review of Karl Jenkins: Penumbra II

Karl Jenkins: Penumbra II

Alan Skidmore | Brian Smith | Chris Spedding | Dave MacRae | Frank Ricotti | Ian Carr | John Marshall | Karl Jenkins | Ray Babbington | Ray Warleigh

Editor's Choice

Jazz In Britain JIB

Rating: ★★★★

The not-for-profit Jazz in Britain team have done UK jazz a huge service by releasing previously unissued material, mainly from...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2023

Review of Masabumi Kikuchi: Wishes/Kochi

Masabumi Kikuchi: Wishes/Kochi

Al Foster | Anthony Jackson | Dave Liebman | Masabumi Kikuchi | M'tume | Reggie Lucas | Steve Grossman | Terumasa Hino

Inner City 1978

The recent unearthing of Miles Davis's 1970 Fillmore dates provided a thrilling glimpse of the birth of the gritty funk-jazz-rock...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: June/2014

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