Don Rendell/Ian Carr Quintet: Blue Beginnings
Colin Purbrook | Dave Green | Don Rendell | Ian Carr | Trevor Tomkins
The repertoire of Jazz In Britain’s Blue Beginnings collection mostly mirrors that of the celebrated Rendell/Carr quintet’s 1965 debut Shades...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: October/2021
Pete Magadini: Bones Blues
Dave Young | Don Menza | Pete Magadini | Wray Downes
Once during a conversation with Stan Getz I asked him why he seldom included any original compositions on his albums....
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015
The Great Wee Band: The Sound of Music
Dave Green | Henry Lowther | Jim Mullen | Stu Butterfield
It was Mullen who coined the band name after an especially pleasing gig. Listen to this engaging release and you'll...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2010
Jerry Bergonzi: Intersecting Lines
Andrea Michelutti | Dave Santoro | Dick Oatts | Jerry Bergonzi
Back in the day, there were so many terrific tenor players spread over the various genres in jazz, but somehow...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: August/2014
Flying Machines
Alex Munk | Conor Chaplin | Dave Hamblett | Matt Robinson
You might have noticed the name of Alex Munk cropping up on recent CDs by quite a few of the...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2016
Laurie Jacobs/Dick Pearce Quintet: Full Steam Ahead!!!
Arnie Somogyi | Dave Barry | Dick Pearce | John Critchinson | Laurie Jacobs
Saxophonist Jacobs founded and continues to run Peterborough Jazz club, now in its 22nd year, and is, incidentally, a local...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: March/2014
Gerry Mulligan Quartet: The Gerry Mulligan Quartet/Spring Is Sprung
Bill Crow | Bob Brookmeyer | Dave Bailey | Gerry Mulligan | Gus Johnson
No matter how adept Mulligan's post-Baker quartets were, the fact remains that Mis'tah Chet's shadow still loomed large for many...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: Dec/Jan/2014/2015
Julian Lage: View With a Room
Bill Frisell | Dave King | Jorge Roeder | Julian Lage
Following closely on the heels of last year's Blue Note debut, Squint, View With A Room offers a change of...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2022
Jim Hart/Barry Green/Matt Ridley/Steve Brown: The MJQ Celebration
Barry Green | Dave O'Higgins | Jim Hart | Matt Ridley | Steve Brown
It was the late Michael Garrick who first conceived the idea of forming a quartet to celebrate the music of...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2014
Jeff Williams: Outlier
Jeff Williams | Josh Arcoleo | Kit Downes | Phil Robson | Sam Lasserson
Now based in both London and New York, the Ohio-raised veteran drummer Jeff Williams initially established his name on the...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2016
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