Review of Miles Davis: Three Classic Albums Plus (Second Set)

Miles Davis: Three Classic Albums Plus (Second Set)

Bill Evans | Cannonball Adderley | Hank Mobley | Jimmy Cobb | John Coltrane | Miles Davis | Paul Chambers | Philly Joe Jones | Red Garland | Wynton Kelly

Avid Jazz

Rating: ★★★

Stop me if I've said this before (er, actually, don't please Ed. I'm raising a valid point!) but can someone...

Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: October/2019

Review of Louis Stewart: Out On His Own

Louis Stewart: Out On His Own

Louis Stewart

Livia Records

Rating: ★★★

The virtuoso Irish guitarist Louis Stewart (1944-2016) first released this solo recital on the Irish Livia label in 1977 as...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: April/2023

Review of Monty Alexander: Here Comes The Sun

Monty Alexander: Here Comes The Sun

Duffy Jackson | Eugene Wright | Montego Joe | Monty Alexander

MPS

Rating: ★★★★

Jamaican-born pianist Alexander moved to New York and made an early break-through in the 1960s, cast by some as the...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: February/2018

Review of Eli Degibri: Soul Station - A Tribute To Hank Mobley

Eli Degibri: Soul Station - A Tribute To Hank Mobley

Eli Degibri | Eviatar Slivnik | Tamir Shmerling | Tom Oren

Degibri Records

Rating: ★★★

Israeli saxophonist Eli Degibri, a sometime sideman for Herbie Hancock, Al Foster, and the Mingus Big Band, has made a...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019

Review of Paul Grabowsky: Solo

Paul Grabowsky: Solo

Andrew McCormack

Ubuntu Music

Rating: ★★★★

Paul Grabowsky is one of the major figures in the Australian jazz scene, but it would be fair to say...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2020

Review of Cautious Clay: Karpeh

Cautious Clay: Karpeh

Alwyn Robinson | Ambrose Akinmusire | Arooj Aftab | Cautious Clay | Daniel Pappalardo | Immanuel Wilkins | Joel Ross | Joshua Crumbly | Joshua Karpeh | Julian Lage

Editor's Choice

Blue Note

Rating: ★★★★

Ohio-born multi-instrumentalist Joshua Karpeh – aka Cautious Clay (yes, it’s a play on Muhammed Ali’s birth name) – is perhaps...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: December/January/2023/2024

Review of Bob Bralove/Henry Kaiser/Chris Muir: Positively Space Music

Bob Bralove/Henry Kaiser/Chris Muir: Positively Space Music

Bob Bralove | Chris Muir | Henry Kaiser

Fractal

Rating: ★★★★

As practised by the Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Soft Machine or String Cheese Incident (other brands are available), psychedelic or...

Reviewed by Ken Hunt in issue: July/2017

Review of Lucky Thompson: Soul's Nite Out

Lucky Thompson: Soul's Nite Out

Eric Peter | Lucky Thompson | Peer Wyboris | Tete Montoliu

Editor's Choice

DiscMedi Blau

Rating: ★★★★

First released on the Spanish Ensayo label, this session has also appeared on Ogun and Nessa, ahead of this reissue...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: August/2016

Review of Ben Webster: Live at Pio's

Ben Webster: Live at Pio's

Ben Webster | Bob Cranshaw | Junior Mance | Mickey Roker

Enja/Pure Pleasure

Rating: ★★★

First issued back in the 1980s, now available again on vinyl (mastered by Cicely Baston at Air), this might be...

Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: September/2021

Review of Nate Smith: Kinfolk 2: See The Birds

Nate Smith: Kinfolk 2: See The Birds

Brittany Howard | Fima Ephron | Jaleel Shaw | Joel Ross | Kokayi | Michael Mayo | Nate Smith | Regina Carter | Stokley Amma Whatt | Vernon Reid

Edition

Rating: ★★★

Smith is one of several notable Americans who straddle the world of jazz, soul and electronica and have an avowed...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: October/2021

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