Louis Prima: The King of Jumpin’ Swing: Greatest Hits
Although Prima’s little band that played on 52nd Street in the 1930s produced some almost forgotten (and much jazzier) gems,...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2022
Mike Makhalemele and Winston Mankunku Ngozi: The Bull in the Lion
Mike Makhalemele | Neil Cloud | Ronnie Robot | Tete Mbambisa | Trevor Rabin | Winston Mankunku Ngozi
These three recordings come from the mid-1970s, a bleak time in the evolution of South African jazz. Black cultural life...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2024
Dorothy Ashby: Afro-Harping
If last year’s New Land box set With Strings Attached (see Jazzwise 287), helped reawaken interest in Dorothy Ashby, this...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: October/2024
Album Interview: Dr John: Locked Down
Every generation since the 1960s has discovered Dr John and taken him to their heart. It's led to some wacky...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2012
Ethan Iverson: Technically Acceptable
Ethan Iverson | Kush Abadey | Rob Schwimmer | Simón Willson | Thomas Morgan | Vinnie Sperrazza
The pianist-composer Ethan Iverson, since parting company with The Bad Plus in 2017, has been maintaining a steady profile with...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2024
Paul Dunmall/Kevin Figes: Duos
In 2021 George Haslam closed down his SLAM Productions label after some 30 years and more than 250 album releases...
Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: December/2024
David Bitelli & Ollie Usiskin: Harlesden Sessions
In 2021 George Haslam closed down his SLAM Productions label after some 30 years and more than 250 album releases...
Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: December/2024
Mike Makhalemele: The Peacemaker
Jabu Nkosi | Mike Makhalemele | Neil Cloud | Sipho Gumede
These three recordings come from the mid-1970s, a bleak time in the evolution of South African jazz. Black cultural life...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2024
Various Artists: Oscar, With Love
This impressive array of pianistic talent was selected by Oscar Peterson's widow Kelly to create a kind of musical festschrift,...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: April/2018
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
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