Dinah Washington and Quincy Jones: The Complete Sessions
Before he moved on to other things, Quincy Jones’ big band arranging of the late 1950s was seldom surpassed, particularly...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2022
Dayna Stephens: Today is Tomorrow
As so often in its history, Criss Cross certainly spots talented relative newcomers with something different to say. Meet Brooklyn-born,...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: October/2012
Curtis Amy & Dupree Bolton: Katanga!
Curtis Amy | Doug Sides | Dupree Bolton | Jack Wilson | Ray Crawford | Victor Gaskin
At a time when West Coast jazz was primarily associated with young, white, college-educated jazz musicians who had graduated through...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2021
Phil Woods: Rights of Swing
The title suggests that Phil Woods’ first extended composition, a five-movement jazz suite, might owe something to Stravinsky’s Rite of...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2023
Yusef Lateef: Atlantis Lullaby The Concert From Avignon
Albert ‘Tootie’ Heath | Bob Cunningham | Kenny Barron | Yusef Lateef
Although Yusef Lateef is one of the undisputed pioneers of ‘eastern sounds’ he also had deep roots in the blues,...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: May/2024
Ray Guntrip & Tina May: Mood in Blue
Veteran pianist-composer Guntrip has evidently been a busy figure on the UK scene for many years, sometimes uniting with jazz...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: March/2024
Miles Davis Quintet: Miles in France 1963 & 1964 – The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8
George Coleman | Herbie Hancock | Miles Davis | Ron Carter | Tony Williams | Wayne Shorter
This set could well be the most important of the Miles Davis Bootleg Series that began in 2011 with Live...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: December/2024
Various Artists: Great Jazz – The First Ladies of Jazz and Swing
Given that the cover of Jazzwise 300 carried the strapline ‘Women In Jazz Now’, this lively compendium by Upbeat compiler...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: December/2024
Gordon Beck’s Gyroscope: Progress
Brian Smith | Frank Ricotti | Gordon Beck | Ron Mathewson | Stan Sulzmann | Tony Levin
One of the great, yet relatively unsung, heroes of British jazz, Gordon Beck was a world-class jazz pianist (his recordings...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2025
Duke Ellington/Coleman Hawkins: Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins
Hawk had long wanted to record with Duke but it took 20 years to accomplish. Duke was supposed to have...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: November/2014
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