Various Artists: Jazz Haunts & Magic Vaults The Lost Classics of Resonance Records Volume One

Bill Evans Trio | Larry Young | Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra | The Three Sounds | Wes Montgomery

This anthology of 14 selections is taken from the Resonance label's growing catalogue and is an ideal way of getting...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2017

Ezra Collective: Where I’m Meant To Be

Femi Koleoso | Ife Ogunjobi | James Mollison | Joe Armon-Jones | TJ Koleoso

The Londoners continue to shirk labels as they tunnel further into acoustic dance music on their second album. Having ridden...

Reviewed by Hugh Morris in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023

Matt Holborn: For Stuff

Fraser Urquhart | Honey Boulton | Joe Dessauer | Matt Holborn | Simon Read

A tribute album that includes only two songs by the tributee? Well, on listening to violinist Holborn, you kind of...

Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: April/2025

Quincy Jones: This is How I Feel About Jazz/Great Wide World Of…

A slightly different pairing from other recent issues – Lonehill put live and studio Great Wide sessions together – this...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2013

Bill Evans/Robben Ford: Common Ground

Bill Evans | Clifford Carter | Darryl Jones | Keith Carlock | Max Mutzke | Robben Ford

From the get-go of the good time rocker ‘Ever Ready Sunday’ Evans and Ford are in a take-no-prisoners mood.Each of...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2022

Donald Byrd/Herbie Hancock: Royal Flush

Billy Higgins | Butch Warren | Cleveland Eaton | Donald Byrd | Herbie Hancock | Jimmy Cobb | Laymon Jackson | Pepper Adams | Philly Joe Jones | Teddy Charles

First things first; these sessions were all made and released under Byrd's leadership. I suspect that the opportunistic folk at...

Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020

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

Dr Javier Nero Jazz Orchestra: Kemet: The Black Land

Christie Dashiel | Javier Nero | Kyle Shaw | Randy Brecker | Sean Jones | Tim Green | Warren Wolf | William Ledbetter

Trombonist Javier Nero scales up in more ways than one following his 2020 debut Freedom. Instead of a small group...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: September/2023

The Jazz Five: The Hooter!

Allan Ganley | Art Ellefson | Bill Eyden | Brian Dee | Harry Klein | Malcolm Cecil | Ronnie Ross | Stan Jones | Stan Wasser | Tony Mann

A clever and interesting pairing by Jordi Pujol. Two of the best British jazz groups at the end of the...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: June/2014

Lil Armstrong & Her Swing Band 1936-1940: Hot Miss Lil – Born to Swing!

Buster Bailey | Chu Berry | James Sherman | JC Higginbotham | Joe Thomas | Jonah Jones | Lil Armstrong | Manzie Johnson | Prince Robinson | Teddy Cole

Pianist and vocalist Lil Armstrong [1898-1971] encouraged her husband Louis Armstrong to break away from his fellow New Orleanians in...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: November/2021