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

Sarah Vaughan: The Early Years 1944-48

This early period of Vaughan’s work has often been covered in previous compilations, but this one is as good as...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Feb/2019

Gili Lopes: Algures

Ari Hoenig | Gili Lopes | Helio Alves | John Ellis | Rogerio Boccato | Vinicius Gomes

Algures means ‘somewhere’ in Portuguese, although there’s no sign of the famous Bernstein/Sondheim tune on this album from globe-trotting Brazilian-born...

Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: March/2024

Hannah Horton: Live in Soho

Hannah Horton | Nic France | Rob Statham | Tim Lapthorn

This album, Hannah Horton’s second, was recorded in front of a live audience. It takes some guts to release a...

Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: June/2024

Tord Gustavsen Trio: Seeing

Jarle Vespestad | Steinar Raknes | Tord Gustavsen

Like many ECM artists, Tord Gustavsen is known for working on the borders of jazz, folk and classical, along with...

Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: November/2024

Myra Brownbridge: The Voyage Out

George Garford | Matthew Holmes | Myra Brownbridge | Tom Ollendorff | Tony Kofi

If you’ve not heard of Myra Brownbridge, it’s because she’s spent her career so far working with better-known headliners -...

Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: December/2024

Count Basie: The Legendary New Testament Band 1952-55

AK Salim | Al Hibbler | Benny Powell | Buck Clayton | Buddy Rich | Buster Harding | Charlie Fowlkes | Count Basie | Don Redman | Eddie Jones

The big band put together after Basie had spent more than a year leading an octet coalesced gradually, with Sonny...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: July/2023

Bud Shank: Quintet and Sextet

Early–1960s collaborations between Shank and trumpeter Carmell Jones including some fine playing and some fine extended soloing from Shank, mainly...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

Barbara Long: Soul: The Voice of Barbara Long

Two sessions by this most fleet-voiced of 1960s jazz vocalists, blending perfectly with ensembles featuring respectively Booker Ervin and the...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2013

Ben Webster/Harry Edison: Complete Quintet Studio Sessions

Sister album to the same label’s complete collection of sextet sides by Ben and Sweets, this is slightly looser in...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2013