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
Tubby Hayes: Without A Song Rare Live Recordings 1954-73
One ponders under whose bed these tapes have been gathering dust in an old shoebox? Back to reality. The five...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: February/2015
Various Artists: CTI Records: The Cool Revolution
Essentially this is a sumptuous re-packaging of the original (and sumptuous) 4CD set that celebrated 40 years of CTI back...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2015
Urbie Green: Five Classic Albums
The great trombonist has been poorly served by reissues, and this set puts the matter right, with the pick of...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2020
JC Sanford Orchestra: Views for the Inside
The 12 tracks in this left-field mix of orchestral blast and chamber music subtlety include the waltz ‘Robins in Snow’,...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: July/2014
Jan Garbarek Quartet: Afric Pepperbird
Arild Andersen | Jan Garbarek | Jon Christensen | Terje Rypdal
I’m sure it has been mentioned before, but this Luminessence series of classic ECM re-releases are actually better than the...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2024
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
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