Slowly Rolling Camera: All Things

Abigail Blackman | Aidan Thorne | Ben Waghorn | Catrin Win Morgan | Christiana Mavron | Dave Stapleton | David Brodowski | Deri Roberts | Dionne Bennett | Elliot Bennett

This is modern soul with an epic, urgent sound, built on the axis of Dionne Bennett and Dave Stapleton's arrangements....

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017

Lee Ritenour: The Captain's Journey/Feel The Night/Rio

Abe Laboriel | Alex Acuna | Anthony Jackson | Bill Champlin | Buddy Williams | Dave Grusin | David Foster | Ernie Watts | Ian Underwood | Jay Graydon

A treble-pack of Captain Fingers in his funky fusion prime. These albums were the first under the guiding hand of...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: September/2015

Russell Malone: All About Melody

Luke Sellick | Rick Germanson | Russell Malone | Willie Jones

Malone's latest could as easily be titled ‘Message to Jim Hall’, one of this relaxed release's standout cuts. Like his...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2016

Scott Reeves Jazz Orchestra: Without a Trace

A 10-year-old NYC big band in the post-Thad Jones lineage with a progressive harmonic approach (there's a 12-tone row piece,...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2018

Sonny Stitt: The Latin Sides

Two 1963 albums (Primitivo Soul and Stitt Goes Latin) originally out on Prestige and Roost show Stitt’s typically assertive sound,...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2017/2018

Sir Roland Hanna: This Must Be Love

Ben Riley | George Mraz | Sir Roland Hanna

Sir Roland Hanna was part of Detroit piano dynasty that included Tommy Flanagan, Hank Jones, Barry Harris, Kirk Lightsey and...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: June/2015

Various Artists: The Complete Felsted Mainstream Collection

Bailey | Benny Morton | Billy Strayhorn | Buck Clayton | Budd Johnson | Buddy Tate | Charlie Shavers | Coleman Hawkins | Cozy Cole | Curtis CLowe

Sir Edward Lewis, then head of UK Decca, gave the UK-born writer/producer Stanley Dance carte-blanche in the late 1950s to...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: February/2012

Lou Marini: Starmaker

New York-based big session sax man (James Taylor, Blues Brothers, Dr John) has performed with Buddy Rich/Thad Jones too and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2012

Various Artists: BBC Jazz Club Rare Transcription Recordings 1959 Volume One

Al Newman | Alan Branscombe | Alex Welsh | Archie Semple | Arthur Fryatt | Bill Le Sage | Bill Reid | Bill Sutcliffe | Bobby Wellins | Danny Craig

Vocalion have exhumed a series of BBC Jazz Club broadcasts and very welcome they are. Each programme combined a pair...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2015

Thelonious Monk: Three Classic Albums Plus

Monk is on superior form in each of these original albums, namely The Unique T.M. (with Pettiford and Blakey), the...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: September/2019