Miles Davis: Before The Cool: The Miles Davis Collection 1945-48
Given the album's timeline, it's no surprise that 45 out of these 49 tracks feature Charlie Parker (and to a...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: February/2021
International Jazz Group/André Persiany In New York:
This very welcome reissue rescues two albums, originally issued on French Pathé-Marconi’s Columbia label (and duplicated on Swing, but never...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2016
Miles Davis: The Original Mono Recordings
Here's a novel way to get more mileage out of best-selling material – original LP covers and contents, no alternate...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014
Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd: Jazz Samba
This vinyl reissue replicates the original Verve Jazz Samba album and adds a single track from Verve's Big Band Bossa...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: July/2020
Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie: Complete Live At Birdland
This album contains nothing that hasn't been known to collectors for decades, but it has some glorious sections that transcend...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: December/2020
John Lewis: Before The MJQ: Early Years 1946-52
The figure of John Lewis is so wedded to the Modern Jazz Quartet that it’s an interesting project to group...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: July/2022
Ray Charles: Live in Stockholm 1972
From the opening notes of his big band roaring into ‘Alexander’s Ragtime Band’ it’s clear that this is set to...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2022
Charles Mingus: Tijuana Moods
How to cover such classic stuff in a typical review space? While Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956) was startling enough, Tijuana Moods...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2016
The Giles Thornton Jazz Orchestra: Be In Today
“Go big or go home”, the popular saying counsels. Composer-arranger Giles Thornton, recording his crowdfunded debut while still a student...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: September/2018
Chet Baker: Chet: The Lyrical Trumpet of Chet Baker
The plethora of Chet Baker reissues continues and each of these releases has something to commend it, although the bonus...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2020
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