Review of Dizzy Gillespie Quintet: At Onkel Pö's Carnegie Hall

Dizzy Gillespie Quintet: At Onkel Pö's Carnegie Hall

Badal Roy | Dave Liebman | Frank Tusa | Jeff Williams | Richie Beirach

Jazzline

Rating: ★★★★

This entertaining package derives from a live Hamburg club session recorded by public radio station NDR, and covers a period...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020

Review of John Coltrane with Mal Waldron: The Dealers

John Coltrane with Mal Waldron: The Dealers

Art Taylor | Bill Hardman | Cecil Payne | Doug Watkins | Ed Thigpen | Idrees Sulieman | Jackie McLean | John Coltrane | Julian Euell | Mal Waldron

Essential Jazz Classics

Rating: ★★★

Both of these releases would have to be called not only early, but minor, Coltrane. Acrobat, to be fair, describe...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: September/2014

Review of Paul Shaw Quintet: Moment of Clarity

Paul Shaw Quintet: Moment of Clarity

Alex Sipiagin | Brad Shepik | Drew Gress | Gary Versace | Paul Shaw

Summit Records

Rating: ★★★★

The New Jersey-raised Paul Shaw is steeped in the drumming arts. He started playing aged five, powered the bands of...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: May/2020

Review of Rez Abbasi & Junction: Behind The Vibration

Rez Abbasi & Junction: Behind The Vibration

Ben Stivers | Kenny Grohowski | Mark Shim | Rez Abbasi

Cuneiform Rune

Rating: ★★★

Abbasi's never lacked the courage to explore different musics, so the name of his new band, Junction, is most apt...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2016

Review of Duke Ellington: Meets Coleman Hawkins

Duke Ellington: Meets Coleman Hawkins

Aaron Bell | Coleman Hawkins | Duke Ellington | Harry Carney | Johnny Hodges | Lawrence Brown | Ray Nance | Sam Woodyard

Poll Winners Records

Rating: ★★★★

This is one of the great Ellington small group sessions for Impulse!. Yet it's important to note that Impulse! themselves...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2018

Review of The Pucciarelli Group: Uplift

The Pucciarelli Group: Uplift

Aldo Capasso | Ergio Valente | Giusseppe Pucciarelli | Marco Gagliano

Ubuntu Music UBU0101

Rating: ★★★

Italian guitarist Giuseppe Pucciarelli is a name unfamiliar to me up until now, and on the evidence of Uplift, his...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: May/2022

Review of Steve Lacy: Free For A Minute

Steve Lacy: Free For A Minute

Aldo Romano | Enrico Rava | Irene Aebi | Kent Carter | Paul Motian | Steve Lacy | Steve Potts

Emanem

Rating: ★★★★

Stunning 2CD package of four sessions that capture the soprano legend in imperious form, surrounded by fine American and European...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2017

Review of Clive Stevens: Atmospheres

Clive Stevens: Atmospheres

Billy Cobham | Clive Stevens | Harry Wilkinson | John Abercrombie | Ralph Towner | Rick Laird | Steve Khan

ESC Records

Rating: ★★

If the music didn't give the era away, the song titles would: ‘Earth Spirit’, ‘Astral Dreams’, ‘The Parameters Of Saturn’;...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2014

Review of Herlin Riley: New Direction

Herlin Riley: New Direction

Herlin Riley

Mack Avenue

Rating: ★★★

One of the many fine musicians to come out of New Orleans, drummer Herman Riley is probably best known for...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: May/2016

Review of Adam Niewood: Home With You, At Last

Adam Niewood: Home With You, At Last

Adam Niewood | Jack DeJohnette | John Patitucci | John Scofeld

SteepleChase

Rating: ★★★

When an A-list dream line-up are assembled to support a relatively unknown leader, it tends to bring out the sceptic...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2019

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