John Dokes: Forever Reasons
Alex Claffy | David Gibson | John Dokes | Lawrence Leathers | Steve Einerson
Given that they're rather thin on the ground, it's always a delight to discover a new male jazz vocalist. Mentored...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: October/2017
Maynard Ferguson: MF Horn/MF Horn2/MFHorn3
The letters MF were of course Maynard Ferguson’s initials, but their secondary adjectival meaning also fitted the extrovert Canadian’s prowess...
Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: October/2013
Nikos Chatzitsakos: Tiny Big Band 2
Chatzitsakos is a Greek bassist with a deep and abiding love of American jazz. He left Berklee as a summa...
Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: March/2024
Sun Ra: At The Showcase: Live in Chicago 1976-77
Two very different Record Store Day releases from the Saturnic Mr Ra, both featuring previously unheard music and both revealing...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: May/2024
Gordon Beck’s Gyroscope: Progress
Brian Smith | Frank Ricotti | Gordon Beck | Ron Mathewson | Stan Sulzmann | Tony Levin
One of the great, yet relatively unsung, heroes of British jazz, Gordon Beck was a world-class jazz pianist (his recordings...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2025
Lakecia Benjamin: Pursuance: The Coltranes
New York City altoist Lakecia Benjamin has assembled an intergenerational all-star cast for this tribute to Alice and John Coltrane,...
Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: April/2020
Stanley Clarke: The Complete Epic Albums Collection
Complete, but no more than that: where many box sets throw in extra tracks and sleeve notes, all you get...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: August/2013
Max Roach Quartet: Nommo
Billy Harper | Cecil Bridgewater | Max Roach | Reggie Workman
In the 1970s, many American jazz musicians who resisted getting into fusion or free-jazz, in favour of a more purist...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: July/2016
Blue Mitchell: Bantu Village
No clearer indication of the trumpeter’s funky soul jazz inclinations can be found than the opener ‘H.N.I.C’, which is a...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2011
Cecilia Smith: The Mary Lou Williams Resurgence Project Volume 1
This fabulous album from vibist, composer, arranger and Artistic Director of the Mary Lou Williams Resurgence Project, Cecilia Smith, is...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: July/2023
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