Mike Taylor: Mandala
Dave Tomlin | Jon Hiseman | Mike Taylor | Tony Reeves
The introductory compilation album of Decca's new 1960s/70s British Jazz Explosion reissue series includes a track from the restless and...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: September/2021
Christian Dillingham: Cascades
Christian Dillingham | Dave Miller | Greg Artry | Lenard Simpson
Bassist Christian Dillingham has a round sound, strong fingers and a score of sideman album credits ranging from modern jazz...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: November/2023
Charles Mingus: The Jazz Experiments Of Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus | Clem DaRosa | Jackson Wiley | John LaPorta | Teo Macero | Thad Jones
Disregarding those Baron Mingus 78s he cut in California in the 1940s, these are amongst the first steps Charles Mingus...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: July/2014
James Brandon Lewis: Molecular
Aruan Ortiz | Brad Jones | Chad Taylor | James Brandon Lewis
For many years now, saxophonist James Brandon Lewis has impressed in piano-less trios, and here he maintains high standards in...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: February/2021
Sarah Vaughan: The Complete Columbia Singles As & Bs 1949-53
Bennie Green | Jimmy Jones | Miles Davis | Sarah Vaughan
Released in 2018, Acrobat’s impressive 2CD anthology Sarah Vaughan – The Early Years 1944-48 brought together 49 tracks which Vaughan...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: April/2020
The Darius Brubeck Quartet: Cathy's Summer
Darius Brubeck | Dave O'Higgins | Matt Ridley | Wesley Gibbens
Some eternal values remain, not the least the benign influence of Dave Brubeck through his accomplished clan. Featuring eight of...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2015
Joe Webb: Collblanc
Joe Webb | Sam Jesson | Will Sach
A quick Google reveals that Collblanc is a suburb of Barcelona: qué significa? No importa: the main point of interest...
Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: April/2024
Various Artists: Cosmic Forest: The Spiritual Sound Of MPS
A label with real kudos among collectors, Germany’s MPS peaked between the early and mid-1970s. The catalogue bulged with recordings...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019
Wayne Shorter: Native Dancer
Native Dancer represented Shorter's growing fascination with Portuguese and Brazilian culture following his marriage to his Portuguese wife Ana Maria...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2017
Harold Mabern: Right On Time
Brian Charette | Ed Cherry | Joe Magnarelli | Ken Fowser | Steve Davis | Willie Jones III
Mabern, who turned 77 the week of this live recording, has matured into a convincing amalgam of Les McCann and...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: April/2019
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