Review of Sonny Red: Quartet, Quintet & Sextet (2-CDs)

Sonny Red: Quartet, Quintet & Sextet (2-CDs)

Albert “Tootie” Heath | Art Davis | Barry Harris | Blue Mitchell | Bob Cranshaw | Cedar Walton | Clifford Jordan | Elvin Jones | George Tucker | Grant Green

Fresh Sound

Rating: ★★★★

It goes without saying that virtually every altoist in the late-1940s and 50s was infl uenced to some extent by...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: June/2012

Review of Uri Caine: The Drummer Boy

Uri Caine: The Drummer Boy

Aaron Bensoussan | Arto Lindsay | Danny Blume | Dave Douglas | David Binney | DJ Olive | Don Byron | Jim Black | Joey Baron | John Roseman

Winter & Winter

Rating: ★★

Caine is an excellent pianist and arranger, while Gustav Mahler was an extraordinary composer. But hearing the famous passing—note discord...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: March/2012

Review of Herbie Mann: Today!

Herbie Mann: Today!

Andrew Love | Barry Beckett | Bruno Carr | Carlos Oliver Nelson | Dave Pike | David Hood | Earl May | Ed Logan | Eddie Hinton | Herbie Mann

Atlantic

Rating: ★★★

Whereas Stan Getz reluctantly bowed to the inescapable truth that his Bossa Nova repertoire elevated him to international Top 40...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: August/2014

Review of The New Jazz Orchestra: Dejeuner Sur L'Herbe

The New Jazz Orchestra: Dejeuner Sur L'Herbe

Barbara Thompson | Dave Gelly | Derek Wadsworth | Derek Watkins | Dick Heckstall-Smith | Frank Ricotti | George Smith | Harry Beckett | Henry Lowther | Ian Carr

Dusk Fire

Rating: ★★★★★

To those in the know this band has long been regarded as one of the best, if not the best...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2015

Review of Kenny Wheeler: The Complete Black Saint & Soul Note Recordings — Welcome

Kenny Wheeler: The Complete Black Saint & Soul Note Recordings — Welcome

Aldo Romano | Bill Elgart | Billy Elgart | Claudio Fasoli | Daniel Humair | Dave Holland | Fasoli | Furio Di Castri | Jean-François Jenny Clark | John Taylor

Soul Note 5CD Set

Rating: ★★★★

Five CDs in a box – LPs in miniature, in fact. No notes added or booklet over-view provided. The initial...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: February/2016

Review of Duncan Lamont Big Band: As If By Magic…

Duncan Lamont Big Band: As If By Magic…

Alistair White | Andy Panayi | Andy Wood | Brian Dee | Chris Laurence | Duncan Lamont Jnr | Frank Ricotti | Jamie Talbot | Jimmy Hastings | Kenny Wheeler

Jellymould Jazz

Rating: ★★★★

The background to this highly welcome release is explained in the booklet essay by writer David McKee. Back in 2011,...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: March/2017

Review of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: Four Classic Albums

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: Four Classic Albums

Art Blakey | Bill Hardman | Bobby Timmons | Candido | Cedar Walton | Charles Wright | Curtis Fuller | Freddie Hubbard | Jackie McLean | Jo Jones

Avid Jazz

Rating: ★★★★

The four named albums (Hard Bop, Drum Suite, Impulse!!! and Caravan), emanate from a period when Blakey and company were...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023

Review of Duke Ellington/John Coltrane: Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

Duke Ellington/John Coltrane: Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

Aaron Bell/Jimmy Garrison | Art Taylor | Donald Byrd | Doug Watkins | Duke Ellington | Frank Wess | Jamil Nasser | John Coltrane | Louis Hayes | Mal Waldron

State of Art

Rating: ★★★★

I already reviewed this exact compilation of the famous Impulse! title-album and four bonus items, back in Jazzwise 174 when...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2017

Review of Buddy Rich: The Lost Tapes

Buddy Rich: The Lost Tapes

Bill Cunliffe | Bob Bowlby | Brian Sjoerdinga | Buddy Rich | Dave Cropener | Eric Mayashiro | James Mafrtin | Jay Craig | Joe Kaminsk | Mark Pinto

Lightyear/Lobitos Creek

Rating: ★★★★

Back in 1985, there were rumours flying around that Buddy Rich's band was not what it once was. The gossip...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2018

Review of Maria Schneider Orchestra: The Thompson Fields

Maria Schneider Orchestra: The Thompson Fields

Augie Haas | Clarence Penn | Dave Petro | Donny McCaslin | Frank Kimbrough | Gary Versace | George Flynn | Greg Gisbert | Jay Anderson | Keith O'Quinn

Editor's Choice

Artist Share

Rating: ★★★★

This programmatic set of eight original compositions by Maria Schneider, evoking her childhood and early adolescent memories of the middle...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2015

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