Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchestra: Time/Life (Song for the Whales and Other Things)
The Liberation Music Orchestra make a welcome reappearance on record. Two tracks – ‘Blue in Green’ and ‘Song for the...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017
Maria Schneider: Data Lords
While Maria Schneider's last album, the critically acclaimed The Thompson Fields, came in pastel shades, reflective moods and a wistful...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2020
Louis Armstrong: The OKeh Columbia & RCA Victor Recordings 1925-33
The box title should be sufficient recommendation to anyone who doesn't possess this music already. This was the period when...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2013
Benny Goodman: The Benny Goodman Hits Collection Vol 1: 1931-38
Acrobat has become the collector’s friend, the label’s thorough-going compilations a source of renewed pleasure for old hands; and a...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: February/2024
Miles Davis: At Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol.4
Columbia/Legacy propose making this set available from Friday, 17 July 2015 – 60 years to the day of Davis' breakthrough...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2015
Beats & Pieces Big Band: Good Days
As with all other aspects of social-cultural life, the pandemic put the brakes on Ben Cottrell's much-admired Manchester-based Beats &...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2023
Charlie Parker: Complete Savoy Sessions
Charlie Parker’s career on recordings are dominated by his affiliation with the Savoy, Dial and Clef labels with an ever...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2016
Gene Krupa: Drummin' Man – His 44 Finest
When a featured sideman becomes a far bigger attraction than his employer, it’s time for him to wrap his sandwiches...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: November/2011
Owen Broder: Heritage: The American Roots Project
A highly unusual debut album for reedsman Broder, aiming to create a jazz setting for the kind of folk influence...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: July/2018
Thelonious Monk: 'Round Midnight: Complete Blue Note Singles (1947-1952)
We're told the jukebox was invented in 1890, but it certainly came of age in Depression-era America, and it not...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: February/2015
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