Steve Smith and Vital Information: The Complete Columbia Recordings
Smith could hardly have predicted the longevity of Vital Information when Columbia signed him as a solo artist after he’d...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023
Dan Mar-Molinero: Taproot
Dan Mar-Molinero is an educator, saxophonist and composer working out of Southampton University’s very active jazz programme: you’ll find him...
Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: June/2023
Shabaka Hutchings: Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace
Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace can be seen and heard as a conceptual rejoinder to Afrikan Culture. That album...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2024
Duke Ellington: The Treasury Shows Vol.15
The rate of discovery of ‘new’ Ellington has naturally slowed during recent years, but there's still much to be released...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: April/2012
Clifford Jordan: Complete Strata-East Sessions
Despite working for Mingus and Max Roach among many others, Jordan never achieved the recognition he deserved for his tenor...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: April/2014
Mike Walker: Ropes
Manchester's Mike Walker, one of the most exciting and imaginative jazz-to-fusion guitarists in Europe, has been thrilling audiences and captivating...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: May/2019
Duke Ellington: Columbia Studio Albums Collection 1959-1961
Perhaps not quite as exciting as the 1951-1958 period covered by a previous box, these 10 albums plus assorted bonus...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: February/2016
Woody Shaw: The Complete Muse Sessions
Even for someone so gifted, Woody Shaw could easily have slipped off the radar were it not for the sheer...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: September/2013
Various Artists: Complete Dial Modern Jazz Sessions
The short-lived Dial label is justly hallowed, above all for seven studio sessions led by Charlie Parker. Started in early...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: July/2015
Charles Mingus: In Session – Mingus Fingus
Jasmine’s illuminating overview of Mingus’ studio life covers it from its earliest beginnings in Los Angeles to his late-period encounter...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: October/2024
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