A requiem for Ron: Ron Miles: Old Main Chapel

Bill Frisell | Brian Blade | Ron Miles

It’s hard to process that Ron Miles is no longer with us. In our present world of disharmony, his generous...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2024

Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band: Antidote

Carlitos Del Puerto | Chick Corea | Gayle Moran Corea | Jorge Prado | Luisito Quintero | Marcus Gilmore | Maria Bianca | Michael Rodriguez | Nino de los Reys | Niño Josele

There's no shortage of compositions – not least ‘Spain’ – or albums by Chick Corea that reflect his love of...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2019

Karen Sharp: Spirit

Dave Green | Karen Sharp | Nikki Iles | Steve Brown

Sharp’s earlier albums teamed her with another front-line player, here she goes it alone, albeit with a fine rhythm section...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: Dec/Jan/2011/2012

Tingvall Trio: In Concert

John Taylor | Norma Winstone

Almost without anyone noticing here in the UK, the Tingvall Trio have been climbing up the European rankings. In Germany,...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2019

Charlie Bates Big Band: Silhouettes

Alex Astbury | Andrew Clennell | Charlie Bates | Christos Sylianides | Daniel Kemshell | Daniel Spirrett | David Hamilton | David Sear | David Tibbitts | Elliot Drew

Charlie Bates, a recent graduate of Birmingham Conservatoire's jazz course, foregoes his usual piano role to conduct this recording of...

Reviewed by Peter Bacon in issue: September/2017

Various Artists: Bebop: Pioneers and Classic Performances 1941-49

Bud Powell | Charlie Christian | Charlie Parker | Coleman Hawkins | Dexter Gordon | Dizzy Gillespie | Django Reinhardt | Don Byas | Ella Fitzgerald | Fats Navarro

We are regularly reminded that bebop was a stylistic revolution in jazz but also that, from the viewpoint of later...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: December/January/2021/2022

Alan Barnes/David Newton: Inside Out

Alan Barnes | David Newton

As label boss Alan Barnes notes in the inlay, these two have been playing together forever and indeed, have recorded...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: February/2012

Sarah Vaughan & Quincy Jones: Misty

Misty brings together two superb Vaughan albums. The first, Vaughan and Violins, was recorded in Paris in 1958 with an...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: June/2017

Ben Wendel: The Seasons

Aaron Parks | Ben Wendel | Eric Harland | Gilad Hekselman | Matt Brewer

Isn’t April supposed to be the cruellest month? That’s how TS Eliot had it, subverting Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and centuries...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: Feb/2019

Herbie Hancock: Takin‘ Off

Billy Higgins | Butch Warren | Clifford Jarvis | Dexter Gordon | Freddie Hubbard | Herbie Hancock | James Spaulding | Reggie Workman

Jazz debuts don't come much more impressive or memorable than this, Hancock's Takin' Off, cut just after the pianist's 22nd...

Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: August/2019