Charenee Wade: Offering: The Music Of Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson

Alvester Garnett | Brandon McCune | Charenee Wade | Christian McBride | Dave Stryker | Lakecia Benjamin | Lonnie Plaxico | Malcolm Jamal-Warner | Marcus Miller | Stefon Harris

Not for nothing did Christian McBride recently describe singer Wade as “the second coming of Betty Carter”. Hearing the master...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2015

The Gerry Mulligan Sextet: Night Lights + Butterfly With Hiccups

Art Farmer | Bill Crow | Bob Brookmeyer | Dave Bailey | Gerry Mulligan | Hal Blaine | Jim Hall | Jimmy Bond | John Gray | Mulligan

Two ex-Limelight albums combined, and featuring the short-lived 1960s Mulligan sextet, together with a couple of live tracks for good...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: August/2021

Thelonious Monk: Thelonious Monk Trio

Al McKibbon | Art Blakey | Ben Riley | Charlie Rouse | Ernie Henry | Frankie Dunlop | Gary Mapp | Henry | John Ore | Kenny Clarke

There's some serious stuff on the first two reissues, especially the Monk Trio. Mostly consisting of the three relevant Prestige...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2015

Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges: Back To Back/Side By Side

Al Hall | Ben Webster | Billy Strayhorn | Booty Wood | Britt Woodman | Duke Ellington | Harry Carney | Harry Sweets Edison | Jimmy Hamilton | Jimmy Johnson

The two original LPs issued under these titles rank among the finest Ellingtonian small group sides. The predominantly blues repertoire...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017

Dizzy Reece: The Complete Recordings 1954-62

Allan Ganley | Art Taylor | Ashley Kozak | Benny Goodman | Bill Eyden | Cecil Payne | Charlie Persip | Dave Goldberg | Derek Humble | Derek Smith

Musicians such as Joe Harriott, Harold McNair, Bogey Gaynair and, in this instance, Dizzy Reece injected the local scene with...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: October/2013

Chet Baker & Gerry Mulligan: The Complete Recordings 1952-1957

Al Cohn | Annie Ross | Bob Bates | Bob Brookmeyer | Bob Carter | Bob Enevoldsen | Bob Whitlock | Bud Shank | Carson Smith | Chet Baker

One star? Yes, you read it correctly the first time. Had this been compiled in a manner that this music...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: March/2013

Album Interview: Georgia Mancio: Silhouette

This third studio release from Georgia Mancio is as thoughtful, assiduously crafted and lovingly realized an album as you'll hear...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2014

Various Artists: Classic Jazz At The Philharmonic Jam Sessions (1950-1957)

Barney Kessel | Ben Webster | Benny Carter | Bill Harris | Buddy DeFranco | Buddy Rich | Charlie Shavers | Coleman Hawkins | Connie Kay | Dizzy Gillespie

Jazz At The Philharmonic was a huge commercial phenomenon in its day, as well as a gateway drug for many...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2023

Miles Davis: 1958 Miles

Art Taylor | Barrett Deems | Bill Evans | Billy Kyle | Dale Jones | Edmond Hall | Ella Fitzgerald | Jimmy Cobb | John Coltrane | Julian ‘Cannonball’ Adderley

1958 Miles is a facsimile CD of a Japanese issue of the four remaining studio tracks of the Kind of...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2014

Billy Jenkins: True Love Collection

Billy Jenkins | Christine Tobin | Dave Ramm | Django Bates | Iain Ballamy | Martin France | Mike Pickering | Steve Noble | Steve Watts | The Fun Horns of Berlin

It's yesterday once more… the Man from Lewisham may currently be enjoying an episode of silence but here's a world...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2017