Sonny Red: Quartet, Quintet & Sextet (2-CDs)
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
Uri Caine: The Drummer Boy
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
Herbie Mann: Today!
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
The New Jazz Orchestra: Dejeuner Sur L'Herbe
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
Kenny Wheeler: The Complete Black Saint & Soul Note Recordings — Welcome
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
Duncan Lamont Big Band: As If By Magic…
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
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: Four Classic Albums
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
Duke Ellington/John Coltrane: Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
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
Buddy Rich: The Lost Tapes
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
Maria Schneider Orchestra: The Thompson Fields
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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