Benny Goodman: Small Bands Collection 1935-45
On one level, this compilation gives a very informative bird's eye view of the Benny Goodman small groups over their...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2021
Hadda Brooks: Out of the Blue: The Singles and Albums Collection 1945-53
In the late 1940s, Hadda Brooks made a name for herself via the Modern record label in Los Angeles, founded...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2022
Buddy Rich: Mr Drums: The Buddy Rich Collection 1946-1955
I last collared a set like this in 2008 when Proper released Strike It Rich!, a 4-CD compilation; this time...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: July/2022
Oliver Nelson: The Blues and the Abstract Truth: The Stereo and Mono Versions
I realise there's a fashion for reissuing the mono versions of famous sessions we've long loved in stereo, on the...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: April/2018
Zeitgeist
The piano trio's infinite varieties take another small twist with this Leeds group's debut. While Manchester's GoGo Penguin lead the...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: August/2016
Coleman Hawkins: Mr Bean
The blindfolded man with a hat pin strikes again on this 3CD retrospective. Coleman Hawkins first appeared on record in...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: September/2015
Eddie ‘Lockjaw’ Davis: Four Classic Albums: Plus,Count Basie Presents/Very Saxy/Goodies From Eddie Davis/Callin’ The Blu
I believe that at least a couple of these albums may have already been reviewed individually in these pages by...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: July/2013
Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra and George Lewis: Artificial Life 2007
You may have missed the signs when entering the two cities but, musically at least, Glasgow is now twinned with...
Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: September/2014
Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra (with Lol Coxhill and Evan Parker): Improcherto (for HB)
This a fine record and proof if needed of the awesome fire-power of this remarkable ensemble. GIO's unusual make up...
Reviewed by Duncan Heining in issue: July/2012
Somi: Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba
One glance at the amazing lineup – stellar names from the US and Africa – on this album demonstrates that...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: May/2022
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