Review of Sonny Rollins: Road Shows Vol.2

Sonny Rollins: Road Shows Vol.2

Bob Cranshaw | Christian McBride | Jim Hall | Kobie Watkins | Ornette Coleman | Rollins | Roy Hargrove | Roy Haynes | Russell Malone | Sammy Figueroa

Doxy/Emarcy

Rating: ★★★

Unlike Road Shows Vol.1, which spanned nearly three decades of Sonny live, all but 16 and-a-half minutes of the new...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: November/2011

Review of Charlie Watts/Danish Radio Big Band: Charlie Watts Meets The Danish Radio Big Band

Charlie Watts/Danish Radio Big Band: Charlie Watts Meets The Danish Radio Big Band

Charlie Watts | Dave Green | Gerard Presencer

Impulse! CD, LP, DL

Rating: ★★★★

Herein lies a tale. When Charlie Watts was talking to Gerard Presencer shortly after the trumpeter landed a job with...

Reviewed by Jon Newey in issue: May/2017

Review of Blossom Dearie: Discover Who I Am: The Fontana Years 1966-1970

Blossom Dearie: Discover Who I Am: The Fontana Years 1966-1970

Allan Ganley | Arthur Watts | Blossom Dearie | Brian Gascoigne | Daryl Runswick | David Snell | Derek Grossmith | Freddie Logan | Harold McNair | Ian Carr

Editor's Choice

Universal/Mercury

Rating: ★★★★

Blossom Dearie’s professional life can be divided into several periods, from her early days in New York, via a stay...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2023

Review of Walt Weiskopf: Fountain Of Youth

Walt Weiskopf: Fountain Of Youth

Behn Gilece | Mike Karn | Peter Zak | Steve Fidyk | Walt Weiskopf

Posi-Tone

Rating: ★★

Saxophonists who have connections with the jazz-rock band Steely Dan make an impressive list: Michael Brecker, Phil Woods, Tom Scott,...

Reviewed by Peter Bacon in issue: August/2017

Review of The Rodriguez Brothers: Impromptu

The Rodriguez Brothers: Impromptu

Carlos Henriquez | Ludwig Afsonso | Michael Rodriguez | Robert Rodriguez | Roberto Rodriguez | Samuel Torres

Criss Cross Jazz

Rating: ★★★★

The last Rodriguez Brothers album was in 2008 on HighNote and made this writer's Top 10 releases list. Since then...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: August/2015

Review of Adam Fairhall/Paul J. Rogers: Second-handed Blues

Adam Fairhall/Paul J. Rogers: Second-handed Blues

Adam Fairhall | Mfte Hames | Paul J. Rogers

ASC

Rating: ★★★

In this world of seven billion souls and dwindling resources, it's good to see a couple of musicians taking recycling...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: Dec/Jan/2011/2012

Review of Seamus Blake/Chris Cheek with Reeds Ramble: Let's Call the Whole Thing Off

Seamus Blake/Chris Cheek with Reeds Ramble: Let's Call the Whole Thing Off

Chris Cheek | Ethan Iverson | Jochen Rueskert | Matt Penman | Seamus Blake

Criss Cross Jazz

Rating: ★★★★

There's a little bit of magic about most of the tracks on Reeds Ramble's second CD, which isn't a typical...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: August/2016

Review of Shatner's Bassoon: Aquatic Ape Privilege

Shatner's Bassoon: Aquatic Ape Privilege

Andrew Lisle | Craig Scott | Johnny Richards | Mike Bardon | Oliver Dover

Wasp Millionaire

Rating: ★★★

Noel Edmonds was one of those who got caught out by surreal comic writer Chris Morris' bogus scam ...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2013

Review of Shatner's Bassoon: Disco Erosion

Shatner's Bassoon: Disco Erosion

Craig Scott | Johnny Richards | Joost Hendrickx | Michael Bardon | Oliver Dover

Wasp Millionaire

Rating: ★★★

With a name pilfered from one of the more absurd episodes of Chris Morris's Brass Eye, Shatner's Bassoon have always...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: May/2018

Review of Chris Biscoe: Music Is: Chris Biscoe Plays Mike Westbrook

Chris Biscoe: Music Is: Chris Biscoe Plays Mike Westbrook

Chris Biscoe | Dave Whitford | Jon Scott | Kate Williams | Mike Outram

Trio Records

Rating: ★★★★

The only criticism you can have of Chris Biscoe's 50-plus years in jazz is why he's recorded so few projects...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2023

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