Danish Radio Big Band: A Good Time Was Had By All

Art Farmer | Ben Webster | Bob Brookmeyer | Danish Radio Big Band | Django Bates | Eliane Elias | Georgie Fame | Jim McNeely | Martial Solal | Palle Mikkelborg

Years back I remember seeing the DRBB at Ronnie's, with Jim McNeely in charge. The playing was mightily impressive then...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: March/2015

Joan Chamorro & Andrea Motis: Feeling Good

The type of X Factor jazz-pop standard vocal thing that's been done to death in this kind of entirely predictable...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2015

Houston Person: 75/Get out of my Way

When Person left Prestige to join the Detroit based Westbound label in 1972 this was the result – strong soul...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2015

Kenny Burrell: The Bluesin' Around Sessions

Upgraded from the original Columbia LP with additional takes, this is the issue to have of these early 1960s sessions...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2014

Todd Marcus: Trio +

Marcus’ bass clarinet-led ensemble takes Sonny Rollins’ Freedom Suite as its main inspiration in a band featuring Ralph Peterson and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020

Sandra Nkake: Nothing for Granted

This soulful French-Cameroonian singersongwriter lands somewhere between Grace Jones and Nina Simone, and her English lyrics have a social conscience....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2012

Milt Jackson: Four Classic Albums – Second Set

Art Taylor | Billy Mitchell | Connie Kay | Hank Jones | John Lewis | Lucky Thompson | Milt Hinton | Milt Jackson | Oscar Pettiford | Percy Heath

Here's another of Avid's compilations of classic vinyl albums, the second such Jackson collection, taking in his Ballads and Blues,...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: August/2019

Ella Fitzgerald: Complete 1950-60 Piano Duets

Barney Kessel | Charlie Smith | Clyde Lombardi | Ella Fitzgerald | Ellis Larkins | Hank Jones | Jimmy Crawford | Nelson Boyd | Oscar Peterson | Paul Smith

The 20 tracks that Ella Fitzgerald recorded with pianist Ellis Larkins in 1950 and 1954 are arguably the best duets...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2018

Dexter Gordon: The Resurgence Of Dexter Gordon: From Los Angeles to New York

Al Harewood | Charles Green | Dexter Gordon | Dolo Coker | Freddy Hubbard | George Tucker | Horace Parlan | Kenny Drew | Laurence Marable | Martin Banks

The three albums that make up this 2CD compilation capture Dexter Gordon confidently claiming his place in the tenor sax...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: April/2018

The Button Band

Led by Bill Frisell-influenced, London-based guitarist-composer Andrew Button, The Button Band's melodious, easy-going debut draws from post-Loose Tubes world-jazz, country...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2015