Mark Murphy: Midnight Mood

Ake Persson | Derek Humble | Francy Boland | Jimmy Deuchar | Jimmy Woode | Kenny Clarke | Mark Murphy | Ronnie Scott | Sahib Shihab

Here’s the premier male jazz vocalist of his day in assertive form in front of an octet taken from the...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: April/2022

Tubby Hayes & Paul Gonsalves: Change Of Setting

Harry South | Jackie Sharpe | John Lamb | Les Condon | Paul Gonsalves | Ray Nance | Ronnie Scott | Ronnie Stephenson | Terry Shannon | Tony Coe

It was hard for the reviewer to separate objectivity from nostalgia, since I had the mono LP long ago, before...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: November/2016

Louis Armstrong: Complete Hot Fives and Hot Sevens

Butterbeans & Susie | Carroll Dickerson's | Erskine Tate's | Jimmy Bertrand's | Johnny Dodds | Lillie Delk Christian | Louis Armstrong | Victoria Spivey

EJC offer us far more than it suggests on their rather flimsy 4-CD slipcase. Yes, all the Hot Fives and...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: November/2012

Sax Appeal: Funkerdeen

Bob McKay | Brandon Allen | Derek Nash | Gary Plumley | Mike Bradley | Pete Adams | Phil Scragg | Scott Garland | Simon Allen

Derek Nash has fingers in many pies. The hardworking producer, composer/arranger and multi-reedman fronts various groups and works with others,...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: July/2014

Gaubert/Ceccarelli/Top: Ligne Sud Trio

Perhaps better known as an arranger and TV and movie composer, Christian Gaubert leads his French trio from the piano...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2014

Ry Cooder and Corridos Famosos: Live In San Francisco

Etienne M’Bappe | Gary Husband | Jason Crosby | Jeff Sipe | Jimmy Herring | John McLaughlin | Kevin Scott | Matt Slocum | Ranjit Barot

With Buddy Guy, Derek Trucks and Cooder all putting out major releases within six weeks of each other, the great...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2018

Various Artists: European Cool Jazz 1951-1959

Bobby Jaspar | Don Rendell | Hans Koller | Johnny Dankworth | Johnny Keating | Lars Gullin | Sacha Distel

What an eye-opening treasure trove this double CD set is. The first thing that is so striking is that across...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2014

Ben Williams: Coming Of Age

Andy Hague | Ben Waghorn | Chris Jones | Jim Blomfield | Mark Whitlam

Even before he landed a high profile gig with Pat Metheny, Ben Williams attracted attention through impressive work with the...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2019

Mack Avenue Superband: Live From The Detroit Jazz Festival 2015

Carl Allen | Christian McBride | Christian Sands | Freddie Hendrix | Gary Burton | Kirk Whalum | Tia Fuller

The Mack Avenue label is old school in a good way. For a start it embraces the players who, for...

Reviewed by Peter Bacon in issue: April/2016

Stanley Jordan: Friends

Bucky Pizzarelli | Charlie Hunter | Charnett Moffett | Christian McBride | Kenny Garrett | Kenwood Dennard | Mike Stern | Nicholas Payton | Regina Carter | Ronnie Laws

Ever wondered what happened to Stanley Jordan? He was the self-taught boy wonder whose amazing two-hand-tapping system for guitar was...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: November/2011