William Parker Orchestra: Essence Of Ellington Live In Milano

Darius Jones | Dave Burrell | Dave Sewelson | Eric Odoom | Hamid Drake | Kidd Jordan | Matt Lavelle | Ras Moshe | Rob Brown | Roy Campbell

Any real understanding of the place of a musician in history will inevitably show his relationship to others. In many...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2012

Chris Speed Trio: Platinum on Tap

Chris Speed | Chris Tordini | Dave King

The quietly influential saxophonist Chris Speed’s CV reads like a Who’s Who of some of the most essential contemporary rock/...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2017/2018

Dave and Don Grusin: One Night Only!

Two super smooth bruvs in a rare piano duet live in Munich take to rather bland Fabulous Baker Boys barroom...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2012

Quincy Jones: Around the World/I Dig Dancers

Two overtly commercial big band sessions by the band that survived the collapse of Harold Arlen's Free As Air show,...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2012

Wynton Kelly: Someday My Prince Will Come

Jimmy Cobb | Paul Chambers | Philly Joe Jones | Sam Jones | Wynton Kelly

Despite directly inspiring the name of Ellis Marsalis's son, Kelly is nowhere near as celebrated as he should be. In...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2020

McCoy Tyner: Today and Tomorrow

Butch Warren | Elvin Jones | Frank Strozier | Jimmy Garrison | John Gilmore | McCoy Tyner | Thad Jones | Tootie Heath

With the discovery of lost material from John Coltrane’s classic quartet circa 1963 causing a stir recently, it’s worth casting...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: August/2018

Barry Harris: Live In Tokyo

Barry Harris | Leroy Williams | Sam Jones

I should have remembered that there was a cover version of ‘Un Poco Loco’ by Harris, a keen follower of...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2016

Wes Montgomery: Four Classic Albums

Buddy Montgomery | Hank Jones | Jimmy Cobb | Johnny Griffin | Lex Humphries | Milt Jackson | Monk Montgomery | Paul Chambers Pierre Michelot | Paul Humphrey | Philly Joe Jones

In his quite short life, Wes Montgomery (1923-68) seems to have worked himself to death. Aside from holding down several...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: August/2024

Don Rendell/Ian Carr Quintet: Warm Up: The Complete Live At The Highwayman 1965

Dave Green | Don Rendell | Ian Carr | Michael Garrick | Trevor Tomkins

A smiling Don Rendell gazes approvingly at a bearded Ian Carr, assiduously pressing the valve keys on his glistening flugelhorn...

Reviewed by Chris Welch in issue: March/2023

Dave McDonnell Group: The Time Inside a Year

On his debut for the cult Chicagoan label, the cutting edge alto saxophonist, in the company of locals Joshua Abrams,...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2016