Various Artists: The Complete BeeHive Sessions
Here is a forcible reminder that Wynton Marsalis didn’t start the back-to-hard-bop movement in the 1980s but, rather like Miles...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: March/2016
The Stan Tracey Quartet: Jazz Suite Inspired by Dylan Thomas’ Under Milk Wood
Bobby Wellins | Jackie Dougan | Jeff Clyne | Stan Tracey
In Stan Tracey’s lifetime, this album was routinely regarded as ‘A Classic of British Jazz’, but it is now an...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2023
Trevor Tomkins’ Sextant: For Future Reference
Brian Smith | Chris Pyne | Jimmy Hastings | John Horler | Paul Bridge | Phil Lee | Trevor Tomkins
Drummers have always played a vital role in the development of jazz, from the days of Baby Dodds with Louis...
Reviewed by Chris Welch in issue: May/2023
The John Wright Trio: Nice ‘n’ Tasty
JC Heard | John Wright | Wendell Marshall
Two more beautifully-presented and splendid-sounding reissues from UK indie New Land, who, after the recent Mingus box set (see review...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: March/2024
Collective X: Love & Protest
Vocalist Alya Al-Sultani may currently have a relatively low profile on the UK jazz scene, but this new project Collective...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2018
Michael J McEvoy: The Long Way Home
The name Michael J McEvoy might not ring a bell even though he's someone who has forged a successful career...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2014
Pavillon: Strong Tea
Jim Rattigan, who leads the A-list cast of experienced Brit-based jazzers that make up Pavillon, was a former principal French...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2017
Louis Lester Band: Dancing on the Edge
Composer Adrian Johnston's music for the Louis Lester Band, the fictional 1930s black British jazz band whose story was told...
Reviewed by Stephen Graham in issue: April/2013
Lukasz Pawlik: Long-Distance Connections
Originally self-released in Poland two years ago, Long-Distance Connections now gets an international release. Recorded across three continents - Pawlik’s...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2021
Mark Lockheart: Smiling
Ubiquity is one of the major problems jaz.z musicians face in the UK once they achieve a degree of national...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2024
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