Smoke: Everything
This multi-racial Californian group’s choice of moniker pretty much nails their gang colours to the mast. Here’s a clue: they’re...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: March/2018
Red Garland Trio: Swingin' On The Korner
Leroy Vinnegar | Philly Joe Jones | Red Garland
Garland's somewhat intermittent career included periods of considerable popularity, initially through his association with Miles and Coltrane. Throughout, he retained...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: February/2015
Album Interview: Cécile McLorin Salvant: The Window
Cécile McLorin Salvant | Melissa Aldana | Sullivan Fortner
A mix of studio and live tracks, the latter recorded at the Village Vanguard, the 17 songs of The Window,...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019
The John Wright Trio: Nice ‘n’ Tasty
JC Heard | John Wright | Wendell Marshall
Two more beautifully-presented and splendid-sounding reissues from UK indie New Land, who, after the recent Mingus box set (see review...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: March/2024
Chet Baker: The William Claxton Collection
Beautifully presented in a set of 12 boxes, whose spines combine to create one of William Claxton's iconic portraits of...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2018
Joe Harriott: The Joe Harriott Story
The legendary status of the late Jamaican alto saxophonist can be ascribed, for the most part, to his groundbreaking solo...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: Dec/Jan/2011/2012
Sonny Criss: The Complete Imperial Sessions Jazz U.S.A./Go Man!/Plays Cole Porter/At The Crossroads
What at the time may have appeared like a desperate manoeuvre to distance themselves from accusations of being Bird copyists,...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: August/2015
Spontaneous Music Ensemble: Oliv & Familie
These four tracks from the SME, focal point of the British 1960s avant-garde, can be divided into two pairs. The...
Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: March/2015
Various Artists: Turtle Records Pioneering British Jazz 1970-1971
Here's a bumper package to relish. Not one but three classic Brit jazz albums that come replete with a 17,000-word...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2015
Adam Rudolph's Moving Pictures: Both/And
Having been lucky enough to see this group, augmented by local Finnish musicians, at the Tampere jazz festival a few...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2014
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