Kid Ory: Creole Trombone – His 44 Finest 1926-1959
Distilling the prolific output of a musician as long-lived as Kid Ory down to 44 tracks is an unenviable task....
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2023
Terry Pack's Trees: Heart of Oak
Terry Pack's Trees draw their sustenance from East Sussex's rolling downlands, and Brighton-centred jazz community. Pack's generous open door built...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: October/2017
Charlie Parker: Complete Dial Masters
As well as the musicians performing here, the word ‘masters’ indicates deliberate omission of all those alternate takes that fill...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: November/2015
Doncaster Jazz Alumni: 50 Years
Consider this remarkable double-CD as a kind of festschrift (or a sort of ‘commemorative document’ as the dictionary has it)...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: April/2024
Ray Charles: True Genius
When Ray Charles left Atlantic Records in 1960 and set up his own label Tangerine in partnership with ABC Paramount,...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2021
Willie Smith: Alto Sax All-Time Great 1934-1956
It’s about time that altoist Willie Smith had another collection devoted to his work, following the Ocium Sound of Distinction...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2020
Billie Holiday: The Complete Billie Holiday Songbook
This 2CD set is two entirely separate albums in one cover. The idea is to draw together all the songs...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2018
A mighty confirmation of Byas!: Don Byas: Classic Don Byas Sessions 1944-1946
Considering Don Byas’ place in the tenor scheme of things, the Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD is unequivocal: “Byas...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2024
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