Josh Kemp: Rare Groove
Chris Higginbotham | Jez Franks | Joe Auckland | Josh Kemp | Ross Stanley | Steve Fishwick
Kemp is a busy presence on the local scene, keen to tour and a jazz club standby. This is his...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: October/2016
Various: Jazz At The Philharmonic: Complete Live In Stockholm 1960
It's reboot time at Chez Solar who have decided to ditch the flimsy card sleeve and bundle the original three...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: May/2016
Chet Baker Quartet: Vol. 1
Chet Baker | Dick Twardzik | Gerard Gustin | Jimmy Bond | Nils-Bertil Dahlander | Peter Littman
When, in September 1955, the Chet Baker Quartet arrived in Paris, they were filled with youthful optimism for they were...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: November/2016
Various artists: The Big Blast:100 Classic Big Bands
One hundred tracks spread over four CDs, packed into Proper's usual slim carrying case, and at a bargain price. Annotator/compiler...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: April/2012
Jeff Parker & The New Breed: Suite For Max Brown
I love everything about this album from Chicago multi-instrumentalist and Tortoise guitarist Jeff Parker, which is dedicated to his mother,...
Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: April/2020
Bobby Previte: Empty Suits
New York’s Downtown scene of the 1980s/early 90s – chronicled last issue – did not lack for interesting bands, original...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2023
Richard Baratta: Off The Charts
David Kikoski | Jerry Bergonzi | John Patitucci | Paul Rossman | Richard Baratta
First, the Baratta story: Born 1950 in Poughkeepsie, NY. Reeds initially, then drums; to New York in 1975, played with...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: December/January/2023/2024
Transatlantic Trance Map: Marconi's Drift
Over 15 years Evan Parker and Matthew Wright's electro-acoustic project Trance Map has become ever more ambitious. This event represented...
Reviewed by Tony Benjamin in issue: October/2024
Art Farmer: The Art of Farmer – Classic Albums 1953-55
These are halcyon days for those keen to hoover up Art Farmer reissues at modest cost. Recently, there’s been Art...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: March/2024
Gordon Beck: Jubilation!: Trios, Quartets and Septets in Session 1964-1984
It's possible to argue that in many ways some of pianist Gordon Beck’s finest playing was during the three years...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2018
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