Hank Mobley: Four Classic Albums – Second Set
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
Kenny Dorham: Four Classic Albums: Second Set
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
Miles Davis & Bill Evans: Complete Studio & Live Masters
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
Paz: Variation and Creation: The Story of Paz
Paz came into existence in 1972, having formerly been known as The Dick Crouch Band featuring Lol Coxhill.Essentially a London-based...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2025
Jim Rattigan's Pavilion: The Freedom of Movement
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
Nigel Aubrey Thomas: Restless Soul
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
Archie Shepp: Live at the Panafrican Festival
Held in July 1969 in the city of Algiers, the inaugural Panafrican Cultural Festival was a melting-pot event that was...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: February/2025
Bob Brookmeyer: Four Classic Albums: Leader & Co-Leader Recorded Fall 1961/Brookmeyer/Tonite's Music Today/The Blues Hot
Though young Bob Brookmeyer had kicked around in numerous road bands, the big break for this Kansas City slicker came...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: July/2012
Clifford Brown & The Ladies Of Jazz: Sarah Vaughan/Helen Merrill/Dinah Washington
Though employing a trumpet to shadow a singer has long been a regular device only on a few notable occasions...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013
King Kolax: Those Rhythm and Blues
Trumpeter/bandleader William Little (1912-1991) – aka King Kolax –earned his place in jazz history based on his early experience in...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: October/2024
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