Julie London: Calendar Girl/Around Midnight

The show biz end of London's late-1950s and early-60s recordings, still with her husky, jazzy voice, but set in schmaltzy...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014

Barb Jungr: Bob, Brel And Me

Barb Jungr | Christoph Bracher | Davide Mantovani | Gabriella Swallow | Jamie Safir | Jenny Carr | Mark Lockheart | Mike Lindup | Pete Horsfall | Rod Youngs

Bob, Brel And Me is a carousel of styles and varied arrangements. To state the obvious, the Bob is Dylan...

Reviewed by Ken Hunt in issue: October/2019

Ivo Perelman/Shipp/Bisio/Dickey: Soul

Gerald Cleaver | Ivo Perelman | Joe Morris | Karl Berger | Mat Maneri | Matthew Shipp | Michael Bisio | Whit Dickey

Another batch of releases reflects the unflagging faith that the Brazilian saxophonist has in his patented modus operandi. His ensembles...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2016

Charles Pillow Large Ensemble: Electric Miles

Charles Pillow | Dave Liebman | Tim Hagans

In October 2005, Joe Zawinul collaborated with the WDR Big Band in a series of orchestral arrangements of his original...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019

The Magnificent Seven Jazz Band: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Amy Roberts | Ben Cummings | Bill Coleman | Craig Milverton | Ian Bateman | Nick Millward | Richard Exall

Here are sidemen (or should I say, side persons, given Roberts' presence?) garnered from the present-day Barber, Ball and Bilk...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: July/2014

Joyce Moreno: Tudo

Bebel Gilberto | Didi Gutman | John Roggi | Kassin | Leo Costa | Liminha | Masa Shimizu | Mauro Refosco | Miguel Atwood Ferguson | Seu Jorge

Summer's here and time for a first studio album of originals in a decade for this legend of bittersweet Brazilian...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015

Martin Archer: Blue Meat, Black Diesel & Engine Room Favourites

The Sheffield-based, Evan Parker-inspired eclectic multi-reedist achieves his aims of producing something of the AACM collective spirit with this recording...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2013

Dee Dee Bridgewater: Memphis…Yes I'm Ready

Charles Hodges | Dee Dee Bridgewater | Jackie Clark | James ‘Bishop’ Sexton | John Stoddart | Kirk Whalum

Following her magnificent love letter to New Orleans (2015’s Dee Dee’s Feather’s), the inimitable NEA Jazz Master, vocalist, producer and...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: Dec/Jan/2017/2018

Shelly Manne And His Men: The Complete Live At The Black Hawk

Joe Gordon | Monty Budwig | Richie Kamuca | Shelly Manne | Victor Feldman

Manne’s group was recorded live by Lester Koenig’s Contemporary label during their three-day stay at San Francisco’s Black Hawk club,...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: Feb/2019

Iiro Rantala, Leszek Mozdzer, Michael Wollny: Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic

Iiro Rantala | Leszek Mozdzer | Michael Wollny

Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic represents a new venture for Siggi Loch, the owner of ACT records, and sees him in...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2013