Wayne Krantz: Howie 61
Heh, we all want to be a rock star, and who'd deny Krantz his bid? He's laid down vocals before,...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2012
Frank Zappa: Waka/Wazoo
1972 was a weird year for Frank Zappa. Confined to a wheelchair while recovering from being attacked onstage at the...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: February/2023
Frank Foster: The Loud Minority
Although best-known as one of the stars of the Basie band, Foster was also a fine composer, as ‘Shiny Stockings’...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: June/2014
Wynton Marsalis: The Music Of America
Note absence of the word jazz in the title. One could argue that, although he is an embodiment of the...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: May/2012
Howard McGhee: The Howard McGhee Collection 1945-53
Howard McGhee could play fast and high, sweet and low, and any point in between, and might have enjoyed a...
Reviewed by Philip Clark in issue: February/2020
Phil Ranelin: Vibes From The Tribe
With collectable vinyl being reissued on a weekly basis it is becoming increasingly difficult to determine a really essential classic...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: April/2019
Miles Davis: Complete Blue Note 1952-54 Studio Sessions
A further instalment in EJC's backwardmoving series of Miles reissues (see Jazzwise 194 and 197), this overlaps with the 1951-1957...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: July/2015
Roy Eldridge: Roy Eldridge And His ‘Little Jazz’
In post-war Europe, the 10-inch LPs of which two (Roy Eldridge & His ‘Little Jazz’ and Jour Pour La Danse)...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: June/2017
William S. Burroughs: Let Me Hang You
The writings of Beat author and artist William Seward Burroughs have consistently attracted a wide range of musicians over the...
Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: September/2016
Vic Lewis: Vic Lewis Plays Bossa Nova/At Home (London) And Away (Hollywood)
Vic Lewis had two life long passions – Stan Kenton and cricket. Though, in the 1950s Vic modeled his Big...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: June/2014
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