Review of Hank Mobley: Four Classic Albums – Second Set

Hank Mobley: Four Classic Albums – Second Set

Art Taylor | Billy Mitchell | Connie Kay | Hank Jones | John Lewis | Lucky Thompson | Milt Hinton | Milt Jackson | Oscar Pettiford | Percy Heath

Avid Jazz

Rating: ★★★

This is a significant supplement to the same label's previous Mobley set reviewed in Jazzwise 214. Whereas that compilation concentrated...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2019

Review of Kenny Dorham: Four Classic Albums: Second Set

Kenny Dorham: Four Classic Albums: Second Set

Art Taylor | Bobby Timmons | Clarence Sharpe | Curtis Fuller | George Coleman | Horace Silver | Lee Morgan | Paul Chambers | Pepper Adams | Philly Joe Jones

Avid

Rating: ★★★★

This set cherrypicks three Blue Note dates and one Riverside session, from 1955-1961, rather than (as some other such Avid...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2019

Review of Miles Davis & Bill Evans: Complete Studio & Live Masters

Miles Davis & Bill Evans: Complete Studio & Live Masters

Bill Evans | Cannonball Adderley | Jimmy Cobb | John Coltrane | Michel Legrand orchestra | Miles Davis | Paul Chambers | Philly Joe Jones | Red Garland

One Records

Rating: ★★★★

This appears such an obvious idea that you wonder why no compiler has thought of it before. Basically, the contents...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: Dec/Jan/2017/2018

Review of Jim Rattigan's Pavilion: The Freedom of Movement

Jim Rattigan's Pavilion: The Freedom of Movement

Andy Panayi | Dave Whitford | Hans Koller | Jim Rattigan | Mark Nightingale | Martin France | Martin Speake | Mick Foster | Percy Pursglove | Robbie Robson

Three Worlds Records

Rating: ★★★★

French horn isn't one of the quintessential jazz instruments, but Jim Rattigan is a good enough player, composer and leader...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: August/2020

Review of Nigel Aubrey Thomas: Restless Soul

Nigel Aubrey Thomas: Restless Soul

Darren Beckett | Dave Hastings | Jack Kendon | Joanna Alice Cooke | Jon Newey | Julian Nicholas | Mark Bassey | Mark Edwards | Nigel Aubrey Thomas | Sarah Gardener

Ojin

Rating: ★★★

Bassist Thomas, a stalwart of the Sussex and wider UK scenes who has released two albums as a jazz bandleader,...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: September/2023

Review of Mike Stern: All Over The Place

Mike Stern: All Over The Place

Al Foster | Anthony Jackson | Bob Franceschini | Bob Malach | Chris Potter | Dave Holland | Dave Weckl | Esperanza Spalding | Jim Beard | Keith Carlock

Heads Up

Rating: ★★★★

If you thought Big Neighbourhood, Stern's impressive run out from a couple of years ago tapped a diverse range of...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: August/2012

Review of New Jazz Orchestra/Neil Ardley Group: BBC Sessions 1968-1970

New Jazz Orchestra/Neil Ardley Group: BBC Sessions 1968-1970

Barbera Thompson | Chris Laurence | Chris Pyne | Dave Kelly | Derek Watkins | Dick Heckstall-Smith | Frak Ricotti | Frank Ricotti | George Smith | Ian Carr

Rhythm and Blues Records

Rating: ★★★★

Neil Ardley would have been pleasantly surprised with the emergence of work that he thought had disappeared into the ether...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2024

Review of Album Interview: Sarah Jane Morris: Bloody Rain

Album Interview: Sarah Jane Morris: Bloody Rain

Adriano Adewale | Avishai Cohen | Dominic Miller | Henry Thomas | Martyn Baker | Sarah Jane Morris | Tony Rémy

Editor's Choice

Fallen Angel Records

Rating: ★★★★

In many ways, this is a remarkable album. Remarkable for its ambition, its sound world, its powerful stories and, at...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: September/2014

Review of Sun Ra Arkestra: Living Sky

Sun Ra Arkestra: Living Sky

Adrienne G Davis | Cecil Brooks | Chris Hemmingway | Dave Davis | Dave Hotep | Elson Nascimento | Farid Barron | Gwen Laster | Jorge Silva | Kasj Killion

Omni Sound

Rating: ★★★★

It’s hard to put one’s finger on exactly what makes the Arkestra sound so ineffably cosmic. This new collection of...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2022

Review of Muhal Richard Abrams: Celestial Birds

Muhal Richard Abrams: Celestial Birds

Amina Claudine Myers | Anthony Braxton | David Moore | George Lewis | Jay Clayton | Leonard Jones | Leroy Jenkins | Maurice McIntyre | Muhal Richard Abrams | Roscoe Mitchell

Editor's Choice

Karlrecords

Rating: ★★★★

Abrams’ legend status as a founder of the AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians) has possibly reduced the...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2020

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