Review of Fingers: The Complete Fingers Remember Mingus

Fingers: The Complete Fingers Remember Mingus

Alan Jackson | Bruce Turner | Dave Green | Lol Coxhill | Michael Garrick

Editor's Choice

Jazz In Britain

Rating: ★★★★

One of the delights of recovering jazz recordings from the archives is hearing studio chatter among the musicians, busy sound...

Reviewed by Chris Welch in issue: August/2024

Review of Lucky Thompson And His Octet: In Paris 1960/Modern Jazz At Club Saint-Germain & The Blue Note

Lucky Thompson And His Octet: In Paris 1960/Modern Jazz At Club Saint-Germain & The Blue Note

Alice McLeod | Buddy Catlett | Buddy Powell | Christian Bellest | Jimmy Cleveland | Jimmy Gourley | Jo Hrasko | Kenny Clarke | Lenny Johnson | Lucky Thompson

Fresh Sounds

Rating: ★★★

Lucky Thompson was just one of many tenor players that included Don Byas, Ben Webster, Johnny Griffin and Dexter Gordon...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: April/2018

Review of Joel Harrison Angel Band: Free Country: Volume 3

Joel Harrison Angel Band: Free Country: Volume 3

Alecia Chakour | Allison Miller | Brian Blade | Chris Tordini | Christian Howes | Darol Anger | David Binney | David Mansfield | Everett Bradley | Hank Roberts

HighNote

Rating: ★★★

Harrison has the urge within to ever explore; his releases have put music of all kinds under the spotlight, from...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019

Review of Alune Wade: Sultan

Alune Wade: Sultan

Adriano Tenorio DD | Alune Wade | Aziz Sahmaoui | Cédric Ducheman | Christian Sands | Daril Esso | Djam | Harold López-Nussa | Hugues Mayot | Lenny White

Enja Records

Rating: ★★★★

“I have never stopped reading,” explains France-based Senegalese singer, composer and bass virtuoso Alune Wade of the rich sources and...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: June/2022

Review of JC Hopkins Biggish Band: Meet Me At Minton's

JC Hopkins Biggish Band: Meet Me At Minton's

Alicia Olatuja | Andy Bey | Aria Hendricks | Brandee Younger | Brianna Thomas | Bruce Harris | Bryan Davis | Charles Goold | Charles Turner | Christopher McBride

Harlem Jazz www.jchopkins.com

Rating: ★★★

Grammy-nominated composer and producer, pianist and ex-folk singer Hopkins, a Californian who moved over to New York in 2000, has...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2017

Review of Nils Landgren: The Moon, The Stars And You

Nils Landgren: The Moon, The Stars And You

Andre Ferrari | Caecilie Norby | Christian Spering | Dan Berglund | Ida Sand | James Genus | Joao Bosco | Joe Sample | John Norberg | Jonas Ostholm

ACT

Rating: ★★★

Landgren loves a concept. If he’s not funking up Abba, his mellifluous trombone is gracing, as with this charming, guileless...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2011

Review of Alternative Guitar Summit: Honoring Pat Martino Vol 1

Alternative Guitar Summit: Honoring Pat Martino Vol 1

Adam Rogers | Alan Mednard | Alex Austin | Chulo Gatewood | Dave Stryker | Dezron Douglas | Ed Cherry | Fareed Haque | Greg Fundis | Jeff Miles

HighNote HCD

Rating: ★★★★

No fewer than 14 guitarists and three rhythm sections make up the Alternative Guitar Summit – an annual live event...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: June/2022

Review of Hard Rubber Orchestra: Kenny Wheeler: Suite for Hard Rubber Orchestra

Hard Rubber Orchestra: Kenny Wheeler: Suite for Hard Rubber Orchestra

André Lachance | Andrew Broughton | Andrew Poirier | Bill Runge | Brad Turner | Campbell Ryga | Chad Makela | Chris Davis | Chris Gestrin | Dave Robbins

Justin Time Records

Rating: ★★★

Kenny Wheeler’s final frailty and beloved stature were both shown by his 2013 London Jazz Festival swansong, when, months before...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019

Review of Various Artists: Jazz from America on Disques Vogue

Various Artists: Jazz from America on Disques Vogue

Art Tatum | Billy Strayhorn | Bud Powell | Charlie Christian | Charlie Parker | Chet Baker | Dave Brubeck | Earl Bostic | Erroll Garner | Gerry Mulligan

Sony Legacy

Rating: ★★★

This wide-ranging curio goes back to the early days of microgroove, via a famous French label (though most of the...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: February/2016

Review of Miles Davis

Miles Davis

Bobby Jaspar | Christian Garros | Connie Kay | Herman Mutschler | Horst Jankowski | Jimmy Cobb | John Coltrane | Lester Young | Miles Davis | Paul Chambers

In Crowd Records

Rating: ★★★★

Of these three Miles Davis albums, the 2-CD from Storyville must be seen as the most valuable because of the...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2012

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