Review of Mark Donlon: Kashasha

Mark Donlon: Kashasha

Gene Calderazzo | Julian Siegel | Mark Donlon | Mick Hutton

Fuzzy Moon

Rating: ★★★

It’s no surprise that the opening title track of Donlon’s fine new release kicks on with a Latin swing –...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2012

Review of Bonsai: Bonsai Club

Bonsai: Bonsai Club

Dominic Ingham | Joe Lee | Jonny Mansfeld | Rory Ingham | Toby Comeau

Ubuntu Music

Rating: ★★

Formerly and unwisely known as Jam Experiment, this quintet of long-time friends and collaborators thread concepts of comfort and home...

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: July/2019

Review of Mulgrew Miller: Solo In Barcelona

Mulgrew Miller: Solo In Barcelona

Mulgrew Miller

Storyville

Rating: ★★★★

A welcome reminder of the talent of Miller, gone these 10 years already, and an amplification of our previous knowledge....

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2023

Review of Johnny Griffin/Eddie Lockjaw Davis Quintet: At Onkel Pö's Carnegie Hall

Johnny Griffin/Eddie Lockjaw Davis Quintet: At Onkel Pö's Carnegie Hall

Badal Roy | Dave Liebman | Frank Tusa | Jeff Williams | Richie Beirach

Jazzline

Rating: ★★★★

The early material consists of Griffin’s three Blue Note albums and his first Riverside, presenting the virtuoso tenorman from Chicago...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020

Review of Coleman Hawkins & Ray Bryant: Complete Recordings

Coleman Hawkins & Ray Bryant: Complete Recordings

Al Harewood | Art Taylor | George Tucker | Grant Green | Horace Parlan | Paul Chambers | Stanley Turrentine | Tommy Flanagan

Groove

Rating: ★★★★

In the constant pursuit of the new, it’s easy to forget/ignore yesterday – in this instance the great Coleman Hawkins....

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: February/2018

Review of Henry Spencer & Juncture: The Reasons Don't Change

Henry Spencer & Juncture: The Reasons Don't Change

Andrew Robb | David Ingamells | Henry Spencer | Matt Robinson | Nick Costley-White | The Guastalla string quartet

Whirlwind Recordings

Rating: ★★★

The word is already out on Henry Spencer for those who've witnessed him live. I Winner of the Best Newcomer...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2017

Review of Steve Kuhn Trio: At This Time…

Steve Kuhn Trio: At This Time…

Joey Baron | Steve Kuhn | Steve Swallow

Sunnyside

Rating: ★★★★

Steve Kuhn was once a pupil of Madame Margaret Chaloff, a legend in Boston in the 1950s, 60s and early...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2016

Review of Carmen McRae: The Singles & Albums Collection 1946-58

Carmen McRae: The Singles & Albums Collection 1946-58

Carmen McRae

Editor's Choice

Acrobat Music

Rating: ★★★★

This superb 4CD set from Acrobat Music chronicles the first decade and more of Carmen McRae's recording career, packing in...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: September/2021

Review of The Magnificent Seven Jazz Band: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

The Magnificent Seven Jazz Band: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Amy Roberts | Ben Cummings | Bill Coleman | Craig Milverton | Ian Bateman | Nick Millward | Richard Exall

Irthling Records

Rating: ★★★

Here are sidemen (or should I say, side persons, given Roberts' presence?) garnered from the present-day Barber, Ball and Bilk...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: July/2014

Review of Nick Smart's Trogon: Tower Casa

Nick Smart's Trogon: Tower Casa

Chris Montague | Dave Hamblett | Denny ‘Jimmy’ Martinez | Kishon Khan | Nick Smart | Pete Eckford

Babel Label

Rating: ★★★★

The head of Jazz at the Royal Academy of Music has released two CDs previously, both tributes, Remembering Nick Drake...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014

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