Mark Donlon: Kashasha
Gene Calderazzo | Julian Siegel | Mark Donlon | Mick Hutton
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
Bonsai: Bonsai Club
Dominic Ingham | Joe Lee | Jonny Mansfeld | Rory Ingham | Toby Comeau
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
Mulgrew Miller: Solo In Barcelona
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
Johnny Griffin/Eddie Lockjaw Davis Quintet: At Onkel Pö's Carnegie Hall
Badal Roy | Dave Liebman | Frank Tusa | Jeff Williams | Richie Beirach
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
Coleman Hawkins & Ray Bryant: Complete Recordings
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
Henry Spencer & Juncture: The Reasons Don't Change
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
Steve Kuhn Trio: At This Time…
Joey Baron | Steve Kuhn | Steve Swallow
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
Carmen McRae: The Singles & Albums Collection 1946-58
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
The Magnificent Seven Jazz Band: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
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
Nick Smart's Trogon: Tower Casa
Chris Montague | Dave Hamblett | Denny ‘Jimmy’ Martinez | Kishon Khan | Nick Smart | Pete Eckford
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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