Hal McIntyre & His Orchestra: Sentimental Journey – The Singles Collection 1942-48

| Al Noble | Benny Norton | Billy May | Carl Denny | Dave Mathews | Frances Gaynor | Frankie Lester | Hal McIntyre | Jerry Stuart

Star alto-saxophonist McIntyre was a founder member of the popular Glenn Miller band and did well. So much so, that...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: March/2022

Blossom Dearie: The Early Years Collection 1948-60

Al Haig | Allen Eager | Bennie Green | Benoit Quersin | Bernard Planchenaud | Blossom Dearie | Bob Martin | Bobby Jaspar | Buddy Stewart | Cecil Payne

There have been various box sets of Blossom Dearie’s material, including a slightly scattershot portfolio of her early work on...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2022

The Andrew Linham Orchestra: Weapons of Mass Distraction

This London-based saxophonist-composer open-mindedly draws from a traditional big-band lineage from Kansas City and Thad Jones through to more recent...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2018

Maynard Ferguson: Live and Well In London

Bob Sydor | Dave Lynanne | Jeff Daly | John Holbrook | Martin Drover | Maynard Ferguson | Pete Jackson | Randy Jones | Stan Robinson

I think this is what they call a near miss. A limited edition with a run of just 500 copies,...

Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: April/2021

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

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