Review of A mighty confirmation of Byas!: Don Byas: Classic Don Byas Sessions 1944-1946

A mighty confirmation of Byas!: Don Byas: Classic Don Byas Sessions 1944-1946

Al Casey | Al Grey | Al Hall | Al Lucas | Albinia Jones | Alton ‘Slim’ Moore | Ann Hathaway | Ben Webster | Benny Carter | Benny Harris

Mosaic

Rating: ★★★★★

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

Review of Butcher/Lash/Russell/Sanders: Discernment

Butcher/Lash/Russell/Sanders: Discernment

Dominic Lash | John Butcher | John Russell | Mark Sanders

Spoonhunt

Rating: ★★★

Bristol-based double bass player Dominic Lash has a been a steadfast and scholarly figure in the UK improvised music community...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: September/2021

Review of Gary Burton Quartet: Duster/Country Roads & Other Places

Gary Burton Quartet: Duster/Country Roads & Other Places

Gary Burton | Jerry Hahn | Larry Coryell | Roy Haynes

BGOCD1157

Rating: ★★★★

Several labels have chimed-in during recent times with reissues of Burton's precocious work as a teenager when contracted to RCA...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2014

Review of Dave Liebman/Joe Lovano: Compassion: The Music of John Coltrane

Dave Liebman/Joe Lovano: Compassion: The Music of John Coltrane

Billy Hart | Dave Liebman | Joe Lovano | Phil Markowitz | Ron McClure

Resonance

Rating: ★★★

Originally recorded in June 2007 for Jazz on 3 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Coltrane's death on 17 July...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2017

Review of Out of Necessity…: Paul Taylor: Via

Out of Necessity…: Paul Taylor: Via

Paul Taylor

New Jazz and Improvised Music Recordings

Rating: ★★★

The fourth edition of the Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music was set to run in October 2020 until...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2021

Review of Out of Necessity…: Laura Toxværd with Jacob Anderskov and Maria Faust: Calling – Graphic Notation in 3 Parts

Out of Necessity…: Laura Toxværd with Jacob Anderskov and Maria Faust: Calling – Graphic Notation in 3 Parts

Jacob Anderskov | Laura Toxværd | Maria Faust

New Jazz and Improvised Music Recordings

Rating: ★★★

The fourth edition of the Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music was set to run in October 2020 until...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2021

Review of Gary Burton: Conception: Anthology of Early Landmark Recordings

Gary Burton: Conception: Anthology of Early Landmark Recordings

Bob Brookmeyer | Boots Randolph | Buddy Harman | Chet Atkins | Clark Terry | Floyd Cramer | Gary Burton | Gene Cherico | Hank Garland | Joe Benjamin

él Records

Rating: ★★★★

Several labels have chimed-in during recent times with reissues of Burton's precocious work as a teenager when contracted to RCA...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2014

Review of Out of Necessity…: John Pope Quintet: Mixed With Glass

Out of Necessity…: John Pope Quintet: Mixed With Glass

Faye MacCalman | Graham Hardy | Jamie Stockbridge | John Pope | Johnny Hunter

New Jazz and Improvised Music Recordings

Rating: ★★★

The fourth edition of the Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music was set to run in October 2020 until...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2021

Review of José James: No Beginning No End

José James: No Beginning No End

Chris Dave | Emily King | Hindi Zahra | José James | Kris Bowers | Lionel Loueke | Pino Palladino | Robert Glasper

Blue Note

Rating: ★★★

Cynics may decry this latest chapter in the 33 year-old American vocalist's career as his lunge for the commercial jugular...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: February/2013

Review of Alex Garnett's Bunch of Five: Andromeda

Alex Garnett's Bunch of Five: Andromeda

Alex Garnett | James Maddren | Liam Noble | Michael Janisch | Tim Armacost

Whirlwind

Rating: ★★★★

Our interview with highly regarded US tenor-saxophonist Tim Armacost (Jazzwise 185, August 2014) set the stage for this release, the...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: March/2015

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