Capitol gains: Nancy Wilson: But Beautiful

Gino Bertachini | Grady Tate | Hank Jones | Nancy Wilson | Peggy Lee | Ron Carter

Two splendid Capitol albums, given the Pure Pleasure reissue treatment (with excellent sound and authentic packaging). The Nancy Wilson LP,...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: June/2024

Matt Wilson: Honey and Salt

Saving the best for last. Charismatic drummer Matt Wilson opens up his little red book to invite a galaxy of...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2017

Teddy Wilson: Classic Brunswick and Columbia Sessions 1934-1942

Ben Webster | Benny Carter | Benny Goodman | Benny Morton | Bill Coleman | Bobby Hackett | Cozy Cole | Doc Cheatham | Ella Fitzgerald | Gene Krupa

There’s a danger these days of Teddy Wilson’s playing being overlooked, except by determined devotees of the swing era. The...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2018

Dave Wilson: Stretching Supreme

Recorded live at Chris' Jazz Café in Philadelphia, this multi-reedsman isn’t the first and won’t be the last to pay...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2022

Mike Nock/Hamish Stuart/Julien Wilson/Jonathan Zwartz: This World

Hamish Stuart | Jonathan Zwartz | Julien Wilson | Mike Nock

In February this year, this group embarked on a 14-date Australian tour to support the release of This World. The...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2020

Nicholas Payton: Bitches

Cassandra Wilson | Chinah Blac | Esperanza Spalding | N'Dambi | Nicholas Payton | Saunders Sermons

Given the use of the b-word in the title and the fact that Payton, once touted as a serious contender...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: February/2012

Out of Necessity…: Andy Champion & Graeme Wilson: Shoes For Losers

Andy Champion | Graeme Wilson

The fourth edition of the Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music was set to run in October 2020 until...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2021

Graeme Wilson Quartet: Sure Will Hold a Boat

Saxophonist-composer Graeme Wilson's Northern-based post-bop jazz quartet features a few of the most impressive young jazzers in the region in...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2016

Teddy Wilson Trio with Jo Jones: Complete Studio Recordings

This is a complete clone of the 3CD set last out from Essential Jazz Classics of Wilson's fine trio recordings...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2017/2018

Grégoire Maret

Brandon Ross | Clarence Penn | Federico G. Peña | Grégoire Maret | James Genus

Over the past decade his services have been called on by Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Cassandra Wilson and Marcus Miller,...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: September/2012