Four Freshmen: Four Freshmen and Five Trombones/and Five Saxes

The Freshmen were a remarkably tight close harmony vocal group and this double album on one CD has them teamed...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2014

Calviere-Hays-Le Fleming-Franchescini: Whole Lotta Love

Last year's Jazz Sabbath project, which saw keyboardist Adam Wakeman reinterpret Black Sabbath's monumental metal for jazz trio, was a...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: September/2021

Bugge Wesseltoft: Songs

Since winding-up his hugely successful New Conception of Jazz group a couple of years ago, Wesseltoft has been assiduously developing...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2015

Winard Harper and Jeli Posse: Coexist

Abdou Mboup | Alioune Faye | Bruce Harris | Frank Wess | Jean Marie | John Lee | Jovan Alexandre | Mark Gross | Michael Dease | Roy Assaf

Drummer Winard Harper, a still young veteran, has led many groups over the years since starting out with Dexter Gordon,...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: February/2013

Chris Byars: Two Fives

Ari Roland | Chris Byars | John Mosca | Pasquale Grasso | Stefan Schatz | Stefano Daglioni

Not being on SteepleChase’s mailing list, I’d never heard of Chris Byars before, but apparently he’s already had six albums...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: March/2016

Made In China: Transmissions

Michael Blake | Michael Sarin | Samuel Blaser

Although the uncommon configuration of Made In China, a group that combines talent from America and Europe, catches the eye,...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2016

John Coltrane: Trane 90

Art Blakey | Art Taylor | Cannonball Adderley | Cecil Taylor | Dizzy Gillespie | Elvin Jones | Eric Dolphy | George Russell | Jimmy Cobb | Jimmy Garrison

This well-organised look at the middle decade of Coltrane's career takes its title from the fact that he would have...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: February/2017

Ron Jackson: Standards & My Songs

Ben Wolfe | Ron Jackson | Willie Jones III

Jackson, born in the Philippines when his father was there in the military, grew up in Boston and was educated...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: March/2022

Bob Mintzer & WDR Big Band Cologne: Soundscapes

Bob Mintzer

When American saxophonist Bob Mintzer was appointed chief conductor of the WDR Big Band Cologne in 2016, his big-band credentials...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: July/2021

Brandi Disterheft: Blue Canvas

You can really get stuck into this big-toned double-bassist/cellist/vocalist's rollicking blues and swingin' soul jazz session with featured pianist, the...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2017