Dave O'Higgins Trio + Max Ionata: Tenors Of Our Time

Dave O'Higgins | Luca Santaniello | Max Ionata | Ross Stanley

O’Higgins is, of course, no stranger to the double tenor frontline: his two outings with Eric Alexander were formidable, with...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2019

Dave Stryker: Baker's Circle

David Stryker | Jared Gold | Mayra Casales | Mclenty Hunter | Walter Smith III

Stryker's clean lines and mastery of the groove fitted perfectly with his long-time boss Stanley Turrentine's soulful sax. So it's...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2021

Inez Jones: Have you met…

A lovely voice made even more relaxed than usual by the fine guitar of Oscar Moore, this collection is a...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2013

Tony Bennett & Dave Brubeck: The White House Sessions, Live

Dave Brubeck | Tony Bennett

While one track from this 1962 Bennett/Brubeck White House summit (‘That Old Black Magic’) had previously been issued on record,...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: July/2013

Dave Weckl Band: Transition

Adem Yilmaz | Alexander Inman-Hislop | Elsen Price | Metin Yilmaz | Stuart Vandegraaf | Zela Margossian

Two related reissues from 2000 and 2002 by the Weckl quartet with Steve Weingart, Tom Kennedy and Brandon Fields, both...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015

George Russell Sextet/Septet: Complete 1960-1962 Decca & Riverside Album Collection

Al Kiger | Albert Heath | Brian Trentham | Chuck Israels | Dave Young | David Baker | David Lahm | Don Ellis | Eric Dolphy | Garnett Brown

Although he would not have agreed, it may be that Russell was at his most influential during this period. Not...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: April/2015

Dave Newman: Fathead Comes On

Fathead Newman breaks out from the Ray Charles straightjacket playing fl ute and alto as well as tenor, with Marcus...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2014

The Dan Brubeck Quartet: Celebrating the Music and Lyrics of Dave & Iola Brubeck

Not only paying homage to his dad but also his mum Iola, drummer Dan's quartet presents songs from their writing...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2015

MJ12

Chris Bacas | David Phelps | Percy Jones | Stephen Jones

Hurrah! Heads up for some heads down, unabashed jazz rock and the devil take the hindmost… Fronted by Percy Jones,...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: September/2016

Dave Douglas Quintet: Brazen Heart Live at Jazz Standard

Dave Douglas | Jon Irabagon | Linda May Han Oh | Matt Mitchell | Rudy Royston

Douglas has been here before of course, releasing a sequence of live recordings from the Jazz Standard with his band...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2019