Noah Haidu: Slipstream

Chris Haney | Jeremy Pelt | John Davis | Jon Irabagon | Noah Haidu | Willie Jones III

Virginia-born pianist/composer Noah Haidu has been on the New York scene for some years now. How his talent has remained...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: June/2011

Houston Person: Rain Or Shine

Houston Person | Lafayette Harris | Matthew Parrish | Rodney Jones | Vincent Ector | Warren Vaché

From the first few bars of the piano intro to ‘Come Rain or Come Shine’ you'll know you're in for...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: April/2018

John Coltrane & Kenny Burrell: Complete Studio Sessions

Art Taylor | Donald Byrd | Doug Watkins | Horace Silver | Jimmy Cobb | John Coltrane | Kenny Burrell | Mal Waldron | Paul Chambers | Philly Joe Jones

John Coltrane and Kenny Burrell's association on the bandstand goes back to their time with the Dizzy Gillespie band in...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2019

McClenty Hunter Jr: The Groove Hunter

Christian Sands | Corcoran Holt | Dave Stryker | Donald Harrison | Eddie Henderson | Eric Reed | Eric Wheeler | McClenty Hunter Jr | Stacy Dillard

Drummer McClenty Hunter Jr knows all about the groove roots of hard bop – he started out in gospel music,...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: July/2018

Serge Chaloff: Blue Serge

Leroy Vinnegar | Philly Joe Jones | Serge Chaloff | Sonny Clark

Today, when Chaloff is remembered (if he is remembered at all), it is as a soloist in Woody Herman's Second...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2023

Andreas Varady

Andreas Varady | Brian Bromberg | Dave Weckl | Greg Phillinganes | Gregory Porter | Harvey Mason | Paulinho da Costa | Paulinho Da Costa | Roy Hargrove

That the Slovakian-born guitarist is only 17 and a precociously gifted technician is the hook here. It starts promisingly with...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2014

Elmo Hope: Five Classic Albums

Al Haig | Art Taylor | Buddy Rich | Charlie Parker | Curley Russell | Dizzy Gillespie | Don Lamond | Hank Jones | Kenny Dorham | Max Roach

The reason for the distinctive title of this particular AvidJazz compilation is that, instead of the usual four 12-inch LPs,...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2020

Joe leader: Seductive Sax

This is one smooth jazz cliché after another: a live date at the Pheasantry, for the Dave Koz-recommended saxophonist....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2012

Joe Farrell: Penny Arcade/Upon This Rock/Canned Funk

Don Alias | Herb Bushier | Herbie Hancock | Jim Madison | Joe Beck | Joe Farrell | Ray Mantilla | Steve Gadd

When Corea replaced Joe Farrell in Return to Forever with Bill Connors’ rock-angled guitar, it changed not only jazz (fusion)...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019

Clark Terry/Bob Wilber: Blowin' The Blues Away

Billy Strayhorn | Bob Wilber | Clark Terry | Dave Bailey | Dick Wellstood | Duke Ellington | George Duvivier | Ozzie Bailey | Panama Francis | Wendell Marshall

The original album of this title was a single LP of Clark and Bob with Wilber's old sidekick Dick Wellstood...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2017