Review of Kevin Eubanks: East West Time Line

Kevin Eubanks: East West Time Line

Bill Pierce | Dave Holland | Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts | Kevin Eubanks | Marvin ‘Smitty’ Smith | Mino Cinelu | Nicholas Payton | Orrin Evans | Rene Camacho

Mack Avenue

Rating: ★★★★

This is very much a game of two halves, or an album of two sides, with the proviso that the...

Reviewed by Peter Bacon in issue: May/2017

Review of Alan Barnes/Pat McCarthy Octet/Josie Moon: Fish Tales

Alan Barnes/Pat McCarthy Octet/Josie Moon: Fish Tales

Alan Barnes | Dave Green | Dean Masser | Gilad Atzmon | Josie Moon | Mark Nightingale | Martin Shaw | Pat McCarthy | Sebastiaan de Krom

Woodville Records

Rating: ★★★

The cover provides two glosses on the title of this disc: one begins ‘A Jazz Suite for Octet by Alan...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: October/2017

Review of Miles Davis: Walkin'

Miles Davis: Walkin'

Dave Schildkraut | Gil Coggins | Horace Silver | Jackie McLean | JJ Johnson | Kenny Clarke | Lucky Thompson | Miles Davis | Percy Heath

American Jazz Classics

Rating: ★★★★

One of Miles' great early triumphs for Prestige, reissued here with additional Blue Note material from the same era –...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2020

Review of Anne Lenner with Carroll Gibbons & The Savoy Orpheans: Her 26 Finest 1932-1941

Anne Lenner with Carroll Gibbons & The Savoy Orpheans: Her 26 Finest 1932-1941

Anne Lenner | Bill Shakespeare | Carroll Gibbons | Dave Shand | George Melachrino | Matty Malneck | Max Abrams | Melachrino | Paul Fenhoulet | Rudy Starita

Retrospective

Rating: ★★★

Here's a glimpse into the ‘Golden Age of British Dance Music’, defined as ‘the elegant era of the late 1930s...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: April/2023

Review of Brian Auger & Julie Tippetts: Encore

Brian Auger & Julie Tippetts: Encore

Brian Auger | Dave Crigger | David McDaniels | George Doering | Jesica Smith | Julia Waters Willard | Julie Tippetts | Maxine Waters Willard

Esoteric/Cherry Red

Rating: ★★★★

Reunion albums rarely rekindle the magic of former glories, often becoming little more than marketing opportunities for the (financially) more...

Reviewed by Jon Newey in issue: August/2023

Review of Album Interview: Cameron Pierre: Radio Jumbo

Album Interview: Cameron Pierre: Radio Jumbo

Cameron Pierre | Dave Joseph | Donald Gamble | guests Courtney Pine | Kyron Akal | Mario Canonge | Michael Bailey | Michele Henderson | Wesley Joseph

Destin-E World Records

Rating: ★★★

First the regrets… where are the cricket songs! Pad Up, Pierre's debut on his boss’ label was an enjoyable glide...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Dec/Jan/2011/2012

Review of Chris Rand: Gathering

Chris Rand: Gathering

Andrew Noble | Ben Waters | Chris Rand | Dave Green | Derek Nash | Ed Benstead | Jason Reeve | Sam Leak | Shane Allessio

Dot Time

Rating: ★★★

A self-confessed rock'n'roller who flirts with jazz and on this evidence does it well, Rand has put together a debut...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: April/2017

Review of Snowpoet: Thought You Knew

Snowpoet: Thought You Knew

Alice Zawadzki | Chris Hyson | Dave Hamblett | Francesca Ter-Berg | Josh Arcoleo | Lauren Kinsella | Lloyd Haines | Matthew Robinson | Nick Costley-White

Edition Records

Rating: ★★★★

It’s hard to neatly describe Snowpoet’s sound. The London-based group, led by vocalist Lauren Kinsella and multi-instrumentalist producer Chris Hyson,...

Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: March/2018

Review of Miles Davis: Miles ’54: The Prestige Recordings

Miles Davis: Miles ’54: The Prestige Recordings

Art Blakey | Dave Schildkraut | Horace Silver | J.J Johnson | Kenny Clarke | Lucky Thompson | Miles Davis | Percy Heath | Sonny Rollins | Thelonious Monk

Prestige/Craft Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

Apart from six Blue Note sides that were recorded just a few days earlier than the first session here, this...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: December/2024

Review of Immanuel Wilkins: Blues Blood

Immanuel Wilkins: Blues Blood

Cécile McLorin Salvant | Chris Dave | Ganavya | Immanuel Wilkins | June McDoom | Kweku Sombry | Marvin Sewell | Micah Thomas | Rick Rosato | Yaw Agyeman

Blue Note

Rating: ★★★★

If Miles Davis had been a generation older and still a talent-spotting genius, he would very likely have hired Immanuel...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: November/2024

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