Dave Brubeck: At Newport 1956 and 1959

The classic quartet from 1959 with Dodge and Morello, plus the earlier band from 1956 on a complete carbon copy...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2012

Dave Brubeck: At Pennsylvania State University 1955

The Brubeck/Desmond partnership in live concert, dubbed from a privately produced LP of the event, has some fine music, despite...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2014

IF: If5

Ben Taylor | Dave Browne | Dave Quincy | Guy Gardner | Rod Brown | Terry Smith

All credit to Quincy and Smith for keeping the flame alive, their revival last year of If (or is it...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2016

Darius Brubeck Quartet: Years Ago

Darius Brubeck | Dave O'Higgins | Matt Ridley | Wesley Gibbens

Brubeck describes the title tune – written by South African saxophonist Duke Makasi and reminiscent in mood and melody of...

Reviewed by Peter Bacon in issue: April/2017

Shelly Manne: 2-3-4

André Previn | Coleman Hawkins | Eddie Costa | George Duvivier | Hank Jones | Leroy Vinnegar | Shelly Manne

Originally a one-off project for Impulse, this sees Shelly stepping out of his LA comfort zone to briefly return to...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: May/2013

Jeff Coffin: Only the Horizon

Alana Rocklin | Béla Fleck | Bill Evans | Cory Wong | Daru Jones | Ibrou Dioubate | Jay Whyte | Jeff Coffin | Jon Cowherd | Keb Mo’

Coffin's best known for his association with the sprawling Dave Matthews Band, which mixes classic American rock with big brassy...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2024

Cannonball Adderley Quintet: In Concert

Cannonball Adderley | Louis Hayes | Nat Adderley | Sam Jones | Victor Feldman

Here's another of these rewarding SteepleChase concert recordings from Copenhagen's Falkoner Centret, with Cannonball, post Miles Davis, presenting his very...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2023

Michael Feinberg: Blues Variant

Dave Liebman | Leo Genovese | Michael Feinberg | Nasheet Waits | Noah Preminger

The Criss Cross label has been quietly but firmly stamping its mark of quality on the shifting sands of New...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: March/2023

Harold Vick: Don't Look Back

Billy Hart | George Davis | Harold Vick | Joe Bonner | Kiane Zawadi | Sam Jones | Virgil Jones

Saxophonist Vick was a highly respected musician who never made a commercial impact in line with his talent. Yet his...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: May/2019

Sammy Figueroa: Searching for a Memory

Aymée Nuviola | Felipe LaMoglia | Gonzalo Rubalcaba | John Daversa | Magela Herrera | Miguel Zenón | Munir Hossn | Ricardo Rodriguez | Sammy Figueroa

Raised in Puerto Rico, premier league percussionist Sammy Figueroa was actually born in New York. His career as a sideman...

Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: September/2023