Review of Bobby Wellins Quartet: Birds of Brazil

Bobby Wellins Quartet: Birds of Brazil

Bobby Wellins | Chris Karan | Delme String Quartet | Ken Baldock | Kenny Wheeler | Pete Jacobsen | Spike Wells | Tony Coe

Hep

Rating: ★★★

Originally released in 1989 on a Sungai LP, Hep's remastered version comes with Bobby's original notes plus an illuminating essay...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: August/2012

Review of Miles Davis: Walkin'

Miles Davis: Walkin'

Dave Schildkraut | Gil Coggins | Horace Silver | Jackie McLean | JJ Johnson | Kenny Clarke | Lucky Thompson | Miles Davis | Percy Heath

American Jazz Classics

Rating: ★★★★

One of Miles' great early triumphs for Prestige, reissued here with additional Blue Note material from the same era –...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2020

Review of Album Interview: Lizz Wright: Shadow

Album Interview: Lizz Wright: Shadow

Abe Rounds | Chris Bruce | Deantoni Parks | Glenn Patscha | Kenny Banks Sr. | Lizz Wright | plus various personnel including Adam Levy

Blues & Greens Records

Rating: ★★★★

Celebrating 20 years since her debut Salt, released on Verve Records in 2003, Shadow represents vocalist and songwriter Lizz Wright’s...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: April/2024

Review of Geoff Simkins Trio: In A Quiet Way

Geoff Simkins Trio: In A Quiet Way

Dave Green | Geoff Simkins | Nikki Iles

Symbol

Rating: ★★★★

The eagle-eyed among you may have noticed a review of mine devoted to a London appearance by this Simkins trio...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: October/2017

Review of Horace Silver Quintet With Art Farmer: Complete Recordings

Horace Silver Quintet With Art Farmer: Complete Recordings

Al Harewood | Art Taylor | George Tucker | Grant Green | Horace Parlan | Paul Chambers | Stanley Turrentine | Tommy Flanagan

Groove

Rating: ★★★★

Not quite what it says on the tin. This would have proved to be much better focused had it been...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: February/2018

Review of Joe Chambers: Dance Kobina

Joe Chambers: Dance Kobina

Andrés Vial | Caoilainn Power | Elli Miller Maboungou | Emilios Valdes Cortes | Ira Coleman | Joe Chambers | Mark Lewandowski | Marvin Carter | Michael Davison | Richard Germanson

Editor's Choice

Blue Note

Rating: ★★★★

American drummer/composer Joe Chambers’ third Blue Note set investigates the connections between the music of West Africa and that of...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: March/2023

Review of The Steve Fishwick/Osian Roberts/Frank Basile Sextet: In The Empire State

The Steve Fishwick/Osian Roberts/Frank Basile Sextet: In The Empire State

Frank Basile | Jeb Patton | Matt Fishwick | Mike Karn | Osian Roberts | Steve Fishwick

Editor's Choice

Hard Bop Records

Rating: ★★★★

For my (rapidly falling off the perch) generation, the British trumpet player was unquestionably Jimmy Deuchar. And for those who...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: March/2016

Review of trioTrio/Sheila Jordan: trioTrio Meets Sheila Jordan

trioTrio/Sheila Jordan: trioTrio Meets Sheila Jordan

David Ambrosio | Jacob Sacks | Sheila Jordan | Vinnie Sperrazza

SteepleChase

Rating: ★★★

You wait ages for a new record from the great Sheila Jordan, and along come two at once. Obviously, the...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2022

Review of Various Artists: All Night Long OST

Various Artists: All Night Long OST

Allan Ganley | Charles Mingus | Colin Purbrook | Dave Brubeck | Johnny Dankworth | Johnny Scott | Kenny Napper | Stan Roderick | Tubby Hayes

Harkit

Rating: ★★★

Originally released on CD in 2004, the 1960s soundtrack CD specialist label Harkit reissue this British jazz soundtrack: a fascinating...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

Review of Dexter Gordon Quartet: Tokyo 1975

Dexter Gordon Quartet: Tokyo 1975

Albert ‘Tootie’ Heath | Dexter Gordon | Espen Rud | Kenny Drew | Louis Hayes | Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen | Ronnie Mathews | Stafford James

Elemental

Rating: ★★★★

This is a potent reminder of Gordon’s musical strength during the decade and a half when he was based in...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2018

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