Charles Mingus: Mingus Takes Manhattan
As far as titles go, nothing could be more appropriate for a character as brilliant and turbulent as Charles Mingus....
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: February/2024
Barney Kessel: The Contemporary Years – Selected Recordings 1953-57
Kessel’s Contemporary albums have often been reissued, what with an earlier series on Original Jazz Classics, and then a pair...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: April/2024
Sonny Rollins: Road Shows Vol.2
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
Bill Evans: Complete 1956-1962 Studio Albums
This dovetails neatly with other recent reissues of probably the most influential pianist of the past half-century: namely, the 1961...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: September/2014
Johnny Griffin: Live at Ronnie Scott’s 1964
Jackie Dougan | Johnny Griffin | Malcolm Cecil | Stan Tracey
A simplistic overview of modern jazz tenor saxophone in 1964 would have Stan Getz blowing bossa-nova at one end and...
Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: December/January/2023/2024
Walt Weiskopf: Fountain Of Youth
Behn Gilece | Mike Karn | Peter Zak | Steve Fidyk | Walt Weiskopf
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
The Rodriguez Brothers: Impromptu
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
Adam Fairhall/Paul J. Rogers: Second-handed Blues
Adam Fairhall | Mfte Hames | Paul J. Rogers
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
Seamus Blake/Chris Cheek with Reeds Ramble: Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
Chris Cheek | Ethan Iverson | Jochen Rueskert | Matt Penman | Seamus Blake
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
Shatner's Bassoon: Aquatic Ape Privilege
Andrew Lisle | Craig Scott | Johnny Richards | Mike Bardon | Oliver Dover
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
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