Review of John Coltrane: The Complete Paul Chambers Sessions

John Coltrane: The Complete Paul Chambers Sessions

Curtis Fuller | Donald Byrd | Elmo Hope | Elvin Jones | Eric Dolphy | Hank Mobley | Horace Silver | John Coltrane | Kenny Burrell | Kenny Drew

‘In’ Crowd 996690

Rating: ★★★

Coltrane’s three 1956 sessions under the leadership of Chambers aren’t absolutely essential (Chambers’ Music, High Step and Whims of Chambers,...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2013

Review of Album Interview: Jason Rebello: Anything But Look

Album Interview: Jason Rebello: Anything But Look

Aja Downing | Alicia Carroll | Jacob Collier | Jason Rebello | Joy Rose | Karl Rasheed-Abel | Omar | Paul Stacey | Pino Palladino | Sumudu Jayatilaka

Lyte Records

Rating: ★★★★

Anything But Look finds Rebello recording as a ‘solo’ artist after a hiatus of a dozen years. Not that he's...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014

Review of Indo Jazz Fusions with Larry Adler

Indo Jazz Fusions with Larry Adler

Clem Alford | Jeff Clyne | Jim Moyse | John Marshall | John Mayer | Keshav Sathe | Larry Adler | Stan Sulzmann

British Progressive Jazz

Rating: ★★★

Brought to us by part of the team who masterminded the excellent Jazz In Britain label, British Progressive Jazz is...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: April/2022

Review of The Johnny Dankworth Orchestra: Duet For 16

The Johnny Dankworth Orchestra: Duet For 16

Alex Leslie | Bob Carson | Danny Elwood | Danny Moss | Derek Smith | Derrick Abbott | Dickie Hawdon | Eric Dawson | Garry Brown | Johnny Dankworth

Vocalion

Rating: ★★★

Now, this is a find. These selections are from transcription recordings made for French radio, with three complete programmes included,...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2015

Review of Thelonious Monk: 'Round Midnight: Complete Blue Note Singles (1947-1952)

Thelonious Monk: 'Round Midnight: Complete Blue Note Singles (1947-1952)

Al McKibbon | Art Blakey | Billy Smith | Danny Quebec West | Gene Ramey | George Taitt | Idrees Sulieman | John Simmons | Kenny Dorham | Kenny Hagood

Blue Note

Rating: ★★★★

We're told the jukebox was invented in 1890, but it certainly came of age in Depression-era America, and it not...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: February/2015

Review of Quadraceratops

Quadraceratops

Cath Roberts | Dave O'Brien | Henry Spencer | Jason Simpson | Magnus Dearness | Olly Blackman | Tom Ward

Efpi Records

Rating: ★★★

Take your eyes off the action on the young jazz scene for one moment and a whole load of new...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2014

Review of Romain Pilon: Colorfield

Romain Pilon: Colorfield

Jamire Williams | Michael Janisch | Romain Pilon | Walter Smith lll

Whirlwind Records

Rating: ★★★★

Pilon is a young French guitarist prominent in the Paris underground jazz movement after a worthy US stint that included...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: February/2014

Review of Walter Benton Quintet: Out of This World

Walter Benton Quintet: Out of This World

Alec Dankworth | David Horler | John Horler | Julie Dunn | Tony Coe | Winston Clifford

Diving Duck Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

Walter Benton, who lived till the age of 70, never won any Downbeat Critics (or Readers) Polls. But, for those...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: August/2014

Review of John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble: All Can Work

John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble: All Can Work

Alan Ferber | Anna Webber | Ben Kono | Bohdan Hilash | Chris Tordini | Dan Willis | Dave Ballou | Jacob Garchik | JC Sanford | Jeff Nelson

New Amsterdam

Rating: ★★★★

Two Grammy-nominated releases – A Blessing in 2006 and Eternal Interlude in 2009 – is not bad going for a...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2018

Review of Kate Williams: Four Plus Three

Kate Williams: Four Plus Three

David Ingamells | Guastalla String Quartet | John Garner | Kate Williams | Marie Schreer | Miguel Rodriguez | Oli Hayhurst | Sergio Serra

Kwjazz

Rating: ★★★★

It won’t take the mathematically inclined too long to work out that the album title reveals its intention i.e. the...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: July/2016

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