Dinah Washington: The Swingin' Miss D

One of the must-have Washington collections, with a few extra tracks than the legitimate Verve reissue, this has her accompanied...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2012

Milt Jackson: Quintet and Sextet with Lucky Thompson

Melange of 1950s dates from Savoy and Atlantic, this has Bags in fi ne form, sparring mainly with Hank Jones,...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2014

Billy Eckstine: Four Classic Albums Plus

The best of ‘B’ from 1957-1961, of which the Basie and Quincy Jones collaborations are highlights, during what has to...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2019

Benet McLean: Green Park

Benet Mclean | Benet McLean | Duncan Eagles | Liam Dunachie | Rio Kai | Zoé Pascal

As a young man, Benet McLean was tutored by none other than Yehudi Menuhin; perhaps he was the one who...

Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: March/2024

Mark Winkler: The Rules Don’t Apply

Bob Sheppard | Brian Swartz | Clayton Cameron | Dan Lutz | Dan Schnell | Danny Janklow | Errol Roden | Gabe Davis | George Doering | Grant Geissman

In 1972 Mark Winkler auditioned for the nascent Steely Dan, but Donald Fagen wasn’t keen and, with great reluctance, ended...

Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: October/2024

The Rempis/Daisy Duo: Second Spring

The feral tenor horn player Dave Rempis, an ex-member of Chicago's The Vandermark Five, and the drummer Tim Daisy join...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2014

Matt Ulery: By a Little Light

A two-disc set by a Chicago-based chamber septet composer-bassist with some traits of the release label's owner Dave Douglas' work,...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2012

Lorraine Feather: Attachments

The journalist’s daughter, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter takes a conversational, Joni Mitchell-ish approach to originals in a band featuring Russell Ferrante, Dave...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2013

Bobby Scott/Larry Elgart: Joyful Noises/The City

Fascinating third stream from multiinstrumentalist Scott and big bands directed by Quincy Jones and Elgart, making this an album worth...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2016

Chet Baker: The Legendary Riverside Albums

Al Haig | Bill Evans | Bob Corwin | Chet Baker | Clifford Jarvis | Connie Kay | Danny Richmond | Earl May | George Morrow | Herbie Mann

Craft Recordings deals in the boutique end of the jazz reissue market. For £150 you get Chet Baker In New...

Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: April/2020