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 Shawnn Monteiro: You Are There

Shawnn Monteiro: You Are There

Dave Zinno | Joe Farnsworth | John Allmark | Josh Bruneau | Kenny Barron | Mike Renzi | Nat Reeves | Shawnn Monteiro | Steve Davis | Steve Langone

Whaling City Sound WCS 128

Rating: ★★★

Monteiro is the daughter of the late bassist Jimmy Woode, and dedicates this album to him. Father and daughter did...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: February/2022

Review of Nick Levinovsky: Special Opinion

Nick Levinovsky: Special Opinion

Bill Evans | Dave Weckl | Igor Butman | Mike Stern | Mitch Stein | Nick Levinovsky | Randy Brecker | the Moscow Jazz Orchestra | Tom Kennedy

Butman Music

Rating: ★★★

Here's a project with no side to it. Just straight-ahead, brass rich jazz-rock. The likes of Bill Evans and Mike...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: August/2014

Review of Clark Terry: The Happy Horns of Clark Terry/It's What's Happenin'

Clark Terry: The Happy Horns of Clark Terry/It's What's Happenin'

Ben Webster | Clark Terry | Dave Bailey | Don Friedman | George Duvivier | Milt Hinton | Phil Woods | Roger Kellaway | Terry | Walter Perkins

Impulse

Rating: ★★★

One of Impulse's new 2-on-1 series, this pairs a brace of Terry's 1960s LPs complete with original photos and art...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: March/2012

Review of James Taylor Quartet: Man In The Hot Seat

James Taylor Quartet: Man In The Hot Seat

Andrew McKinney | Dave Bishop | Everton Nelson | Gareth Lockrane | James Taylor | Mark Cox | Matt Slater | Mike Davis | Pat Illingworth

Audio Network

Rating: ★★★

This lushly orchestral set from the James Taylor Quartet sounds like a compilation of all your favourite, unfairly forgotten film...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: September/2022

Review of Erroll Garner: Dreamstreet

Erroll Garner: Dreamstreet

Alvin Stoller | Eddie Calhoun | Erroll Garner | Keith Mitchell | Kelly Martin

Mack Avenue/Octave

Rating: ★★★

Erroll Garner couldn't read a note of music. Not that it affected his career a jot. His Concert By The...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020

Review of Malija: Album Interview: The Day I Had Everything

Malija: Album Interview: The Day I Had Everything

Jasper Høiby | Liam Noble | Mandhira de Saram | Mandhira De Saram | Mark Lockheart | Patrick Dawkins | Richard Jones | Vai Welbanks

Edition

Rating: ★★★★

On his most recent albums as a bandleader, Polar Bear/Loose Tubes saxophonist Mark Lockheart has generally taken to writing with...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016

Review of Wes Montgomery: Echoes of Indiana Avenue

Wes Montgomery: Echoes of Indiana Avenue

Buddy Montgomery | Earl Van Riper | Melvin Rhyne | Mingo Jones | Monk Montgomery | Paul Parker | Sonny Johnson | Wes Montgomery

Resonance Records

Rating: ★★★★

These recently discovered tapes are a rare treat. Professionally remastered, they yield nearly an hour of early Wes Montgomery, demo-taped...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: June/2012

Review of Jimi Hendrix: Both Sides of The Sky

Jimi Hendrix: Both Sides of The Sky

Billy Cox | Buddy Miles | Dallas Taylor | Jimi Hendrix | Johnny Winter | Lonnie Youngblood | Mitch Mitchell | Noel Redding | Stephen Stills

Experience Hendrix/Sony Legacy

Rating: ★★★

This third volume, in what is referred to as a trilogy of Hendrix archive releases covering 2010's Valleys of Neptune...

Reviewed by Jon Newey in issue: April/2018

Review of Fats Waller: All the Hits and More 1922-1943

Fats Waller: All the Hits and More 1922-1943

Al Casey | Arnold Boling | Arthur Trappier | Ben Whitted | Bill Coleman | Billy Taylor | Bob Carroll | Bobby Williams | Cedric Wallace | Charlie Turner

Acrobat

Rating: ★★★

If you’ve never had access to a collection of Fats Waller’s work, both as a solo pianist and as the...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2024

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