Vince Mendoza: Nights on Earth
Nights on Earth is Mendoza’s eighth album as a leader, and this, together with Blauklang (ACT) from 2008, provide ample...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2011
Steve Turre: The Bones of Art
Here's a masterclass for trombonists everywhere. The album title means not only ‘we're artists of the trombone’, but is also...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014
Charlie Parker: The Complete Royal Roost Broadcasts
Were it not for dedicated night owls such as Dean Benedetti and Boris Rose then whole crucial swathes of jazz...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: May/2013
Gerry Mulligan: Night Lights
Released at the peak of the bossa-nova boom of the early 1960s, on the face of it this album might...
Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: December/January/2021/2022
Lenny McBrowne And The 4 Souls: Complete Recordings Featuring Gloria Smyth
This was a wonderful swinging little band. Like a West Coast answer to the East's Horace Silver Quintet or The...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: June/2011
Michael Feinberg: Blues Variant
Dave Liebman | Leo Genovese | Michael Feinberg | Nasheet Waits | Noah Preminger
The Criss Cross label has been quietly but firmly stamping its mark of quality on the shifting sands of New...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: March/2023
Clark Tracey Quintet: No Doubt
Alexandra Ridout | Clark Tracey | Elliott Samson | James Owston | Sean Payne
It’s Clark’s 40th year in jazz and this is the latest in his succession of groups which introduce exceptionally talented...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019
Kiefer: When There's Love Around
Pianist/producer Kiefer Shackelford, or just plain Kiefer to his many fans and followers, is a great example of what happens...
Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: September/2021
Tia Fuller: Angelic Warrior
Although her membership of Beyoncé's band is one of the prime talking points in the alto saxophonist's career, one could...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2012
Eubanks-Evans Experience: EEE
Two musicians who have impressive credits as both leaders and sidemen, guitarist Kevin Eubanks and pianist Orrin Evans, form a...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2022
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