Review of Dave Brubeck: Early Years: The Singles Collection1950-52

Dave Brubeck: Early Years: The Singles Collection1950-52

Bill Smith | Bob Collins | Cal Tjader | Dave Brubeck | Dave Van Kreidt | Dick Collins | Fred Dutton | Herb Barman | Jack Weeks | Lloyd Davis

Acrobat

Rating: ★★★

At the dawn of the 1950s, the Weiss brothers, who owned a pressing plant, founded Fantasy Records to take over...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2021

Review of The Dave Brubeck Quartet: Jazz At Oberlin

The Dave Brubeck Quartet: Jazz At Oberlin

Dave Brubeck | Lloyd Davis | Paul Desmond | Ron Crotty

Original Jazz Classics

In all his extensive discography, Dave Brubeck cited the albums Jazz at Oberlin and Jazz at the College of the...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2021

Review of Dave Liebman/Lewis Porter: Surreality

Dave Liebman/Lewis Porter: Surreality

Brad Jones | Chad Taylor | Dave Liebman | Lewis Porter | Marc Ribot

Enja Yellow Bird

Rating: ★★★

If Dave Liebman in Conversation with Lewis Porter: What It Is: The Life of a Jazz Artist has not already...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2013

Review of Dave Brubeck Quartet: Niedersachsenhalle, Hannover

Dave Brubeck Quartet: Niedersachsenhalle, Hannover

Dave Brubeck | Eugene Wright | Joe Morello | Paul Desmond

Moosicus Records

Rating: ★★★★

The Dave Brubeck Quartet was nothing if not hardworking. Here they are at the outset of a State Department tour...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2013

Review of Dave Rempis & Frank Rosaly: Codes/Myths

Dave Rempis & Frank Rosaly: Codes/Myths

Dave Rempis | Frank Rosaly

Aerophonic

Rating: ★★★

Saxophonist Dave Rempis and drummer Frank Rosaly both came up on the Chicago jazz and improvised music scene and have...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: July/2020

Review of Dave Brubeck Quartet With Carmen McRae: Tonight Only!

Dave Brubeck Quartet With Carmen McRae: Tonight Only!

Carmen McRae | Dave Brubeck | Eugene Wright | Joe Morello | Paul Desmond

American Jazz Classics

Rating: ★★★

Dave Brubeck could never be accused of not taking risks – just check out his discography to confirm this. Many...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: April/2012

Review of Judith and Dave O’Higgins: His ‘n’ Hers

Judith and Dave O’Higgins: His ‘n’ Hers

Dave O’Higgins | Graham Harvey | Jeremy Brown | Josh Morrison | Judith O’Higgins

Ubuntu

Rating: ★★★

Recorded just two days before lockdown, His ‘n’ Hers finds Mr and Mrs O’Higgins cutting this set in inspired response...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2020

Review of Dave O'Higgins & Eric Alexander: The Devil's Interval

Dave O'Higgins & Eric Alexander: The Devil's Interval

Alexander | Andrew McCormack | Dave O'Higgins | Geoff Gascoyne | Kristian Leth

JVL

Rating: ★★★

Two-tenor-sax quartets are an old-established part of the postbop landscape, but less so when its co-leaders come from different sides...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: June/2011

Review of Dave Brubeck Quartet: Live in London 1966

Dave Brubeck Quartet: Live in London 1966

Dave Brubeck | Eugene Wright | Joe Morello | Paul Desmond

Domino Records

Rating: ★★★★

Dave Brubeck has always been somewhat misunderstood by the critics, the late Benny Green a dedicated opponent of Brubeck's brand...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2012

Review of Martial Solal & Dave Liebman: Masters in Bordeaux

Martial Solal & Dave Liebman: Masters in Bordeaux

Dave Liebman | Martial Solal

Sunnyside

Rating: ★★★★

In 1963, Martial Solal appeared at the Newport Jazz Festival. The album that resulted – Martial Solal at Newport ’63...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2017/2018

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