Review of Narada Michael Walden: Garden Of Love Light/I Cry, I Smile/Awakening

Narada Michael Walden: Garden Of Love Light/I Cry, I Smile/Awakening

Airto Moreira | Bob Knapp | Bobby Lyle | Carlos Santana | Cliff Carter | Herbie Mann | Hiram Bullock | Kenny Mazur | Michael Brecker | Mike Gibbs

BGO Records

Rating: ★★

Walden first grabbed attention when replacing Cobham in the Mahavishnu Orchestra. This three- for-one package reflects those curious days with...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2016

Review of Randy Weston: Four Classic Albums Vol.1 & Vol.2

Randy Weston: Four Classic Albums Vol.1 & Vol.2

Ahmed Abdul-Malik | Art Blakey | Benny Green | Cecil Payne | Coleman Hawkins | Connie Kay | Elvin Jones | Johnny Griffin | Kenny Dorham | Melba Liston

Avid AMSC 1153/Avid AMSC 1155

Rating: ★★★★

One of the great champions of Afro-jazz, or as he himself states more explicitly, African rhythms in jazz, Weston drank...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2015

Review of Mike Gibbs Band: Symphony Hall, Birmingham 1991

Mike Gibbs Band: Symphony Hall, Birmingham 1991

Bill Stewart | Chris Pyne | Dave Stewart | John Barclay | John Clark | John Rooke | John Scofi eld | John Taylor | Julian Argüelles | Kenny Wheeler

Dusk Fire Dusk

Rating: ★★★★

Mike Gibbs celebrated his 80th birthday with two nights at the Vortex in September of last year directing a largely...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2018

Review of Nucleus: Live at the BBC

Nucleus: Live at the BBC

Allan Holdsworth | Billy Kristian | Bob Bertles | Brian Smith | Charlie Mariano | Chris Fletcher | Chris Spedding | Chucho Merchan | Clive Thacke | Dave McRae

Editor's Choice

Repertoire REPUK1410

Rating: ★★★★

The 14-CD boxed set of Barbara Thompson at the BBC that the Repertoire label produced in 2020 looked like a...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2022

Review of Cannonball Adderley: ‘Dis Here’

Cannonball Adderley: ‘Dis Here’

Art Blakey | Barry Galbraith | Barry Harris | Bill Evans | Blue Mitchell | Bobby Byrne | Bobby Timmons | Cecil Payne | Danny Banks | Ernie Royal

Properbox

Rating: ★★★

At this stage in the game, there's no real need to analyse Cannonball's virtues at any great length to learned...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: June/2011

Review of Django Reinhardt: Diminishing Blackness: The Compositions of Django Reinhardt

Django Reinhardt: Diminishing Blackness: The Compositions of Django Reinhardt

Alix Combelle | Barney Wilen | Baro Ferret | Challin Ferret | Chet Atkins | Django Reinhardt | Emmanuel Soudieux | Eugène Vées | Hank Garland | Henri Crolla

Rating: ★★★★

There have been numerous attempts to produce box sets that cover the range of Django Reinhardt’s work. Among examples reviewed...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2019

Review of Charlie Parker: Complete Charlie Parker Vol. 11: This Time The Dream’s On Me

Charlie Parker: Complete Charlie Parker Vol. 11: This Time The Dream’s On Me

Barney Kessell | Ben Webster | Benny Carter | Candido | Charles Mingus | Charlie Parker | Charlie Shavers | Chet Baker | Dick Twardzik | Don Trenner

Frémeaux FA

Rating: ★★★★

Of the material here, only the famous Norman Granz jam session with Hodges and Carter from June 1952 was a...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2016

Review of Miles Davis: Unissued Café Bohemia Broadcasts

Miles Davis: Unissued Café Bohemia Broadcasts

Allen Eager | Art Farmer | Bill Evans | Candido Camero | Chambers | Coltrane | Gerry Mulligan | Gigi Gryce | Jimmy Cleveland | Jimmy Cobb

Nederlands Jazz Archief

Rating: ★★★

Well, here’s a turn-up – 40 minutes of the first Miles quintet that is genuinely unissued. Recorded off-air but with...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2013

Review of Art Farmer: The Art of Farmer – Classic Albums 1953-55

Art Farmer: The Art of Farmer – Classic Albums 1953-55

Addison Farmer | Art Farmer | Art Taylor | Charlie Rouse | Clifford Solomon | Danny Bank | Duke Jordan | Freddie Redd | Gigi Gryce | Herbie Lovelle

Editor's Choice

Acrobat

Rating: ★★★★

These are halcyon days for those keen to hoover up Art Farmer reissues at modest cost. Recently, there’s been Art...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: March/2024

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