John Stein: Lifeline
We reviewed Kansas City guitarist Stein's Whaling City Serendipity CD favourably in our October 2021 issue, while admitting that his...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: October/2022
Duke Ellington: The Duke Box 2: Duke Ellington in the 50s, 60s and 70s
Although some of these multi-CD sets from Storyville have been a bit hit and miss, this one is excellent value,...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2017
Mike Stern: Upside Downside
Here's Stern roaring out of the traps, hot from Miles and given a full-on rock hero studio sound. If this...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2015
Burton Bradstock: All Upon a Lovely Summer's Day
Burton Bradstock is not only the name of a village down on Dorset's Jurassic coast, it's also the alter ego...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: February/2013
Avery Sharpe Double Quartet: I Am My Neighbor’s Keeper
In common with many listeners, I discovered Avery Sharpe’s work during his two-decades-plus as bassist with McCoy Tyner, hearing him...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2024
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
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
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