Ray Charles: A Message From The People
This 1972 album by Ray Charles was his most political record, epitomised by the track ‘Hey Mister’ that asks why,...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2022
Donald Byrd: Four Classic Albums Byrd's Word/Byrd's Eye View/All Night Long/Byrd Blows On Beacon Hill
These albums derive from when, very early in his career, Donald Byrd was fast becoming the most recorded jazzman ever....
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: October/2014
Makaya McCraven: In These Times
Over the course of seven albums, drummer Makaya McCraven has established a position at the forefront of progressive-minded jazz internationalists:...
Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: November/2022
Sonny Clark: Sonny's Conception
Once it seemed that it was only young trumpet players who were cursed with tragic early deaths. Seems that the...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: October/2011
Thelonious Monk: Complete Columbia Studio Albums Collection
The Sony box presents a dramatic contrast to their superior Mingus collection. The six albums covered have a very consistent...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2012
Urbie Green: Five Classic Albums
The great trombonist has been poorly served by reissues, and this set puts the matter right, with the pick of...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2020
Yusef Lateef: The Gentle Giant
So voluminous is the late ‘universal music’ pioneer's discography that it's easy to overlook some of the less celebrated entries....
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2014
Anoushka Shankar: Land of Gold
To my mind, Land of Gold is Anoushka Shankar's most realised and adventuresome, non-classical project of her career thus far....
Reviewed by Ken Hunt in issue: October/2016
Various Artists: Haunted House: Vintage Music For Hallowe’en
This 26-track Hallowe’en-themed compilation is great fun, even if some of the selections (Bobby ‘Boris’ Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers’ 1962...
Reviewed by Jon Clay in issue: November/2022
Sonny Rollins: Rollins Plays For Bird
It's easy to see why Plays For Bird is often overlooked when talking of Rollins's Prestige period, since the opening...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2015
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