Elmo Hope: Five Classic Albums
The reason for the distinctive title of this particular AvidJazz compilation is that, instead of the usual four 12-inch LPs,...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2020
Sonny Rollins: Rollins Plays For Bird
It's easy to see why Plays For Bird is often overlooked when talking of Rollins's Prestige period, since the opening...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2015
Various Artists: Jazz Trumpet: Four Classic Albums
On the face of things this latest Avid collection might seem a bit of a grab bag, united only by...
Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: March/2019
Chet Baker: Plays and Sings
There seems to have been a plethora of Chet Baker releases in the last year or two, and there is...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2020
Album Interview: Nikki Iles: Hush
Jeff Williams | Nikki Iles | Rufus Reid
This is a lovely disc from a perennially underrated – though far from unknown – British pianist. Here Nikki Iles...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: February/2012
Miles Davis: Four Classic Albums
The four classic albums referred to in this collection are Miles Davis & Milt Jackson Quintet/Sextet, Miles Davis & The...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2022
Charles Mingus: Something Like A Bird
Along with his Three Worlds Of Drums, this represents the fruit of Mingus' last appearance in a studio, just 50...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: March/2015
Teddi King/Carol Sloane/Morgana King: Five Classic Albums
Choose three singers at random and bundle their work together – record production or expediency? The discs are all OK...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2020
Rudy Linka: Acoustic and Electric Retrospective
Lavishly packaged, with impressive portraits of a range of Linka's guitars, shots from studio recordings and ample coverage of his...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2014
Duncan Lamont Big Band: As If By Magic…
The background to this highly welcome release is explained in the booklet essay by writer David McKee. Back in 2011,...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: March/2017
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