Louis Smith: The Legendary 1957-59 Studio Sessions
So let's hear it one more time for the late Tom Wilson (1931-1978) – a true visionary who produced numerous...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: February/2017
Beats & Pieces Big Band: Ten
Beats & Pieces' director Ben Cottrell is a Manc indie-band singer trapped in a big-band jazz leader's body. Or is...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2018
Robert Glasper Trio: Covered
Damion Reid | Robert Glasper | Vicente Archer
Several years ago it became something of a convention among soul artists to rush out an ‘in concert’ album just...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2015
Ronnie Scott's All Stars: Jazz Classics
Alex Garnett | James Pearson | Natalie Williams | Pedro Segundo | Sam Burgess
Meet the house band of the updated deluxe Ronnie Scott's Club, an exceptionally versatile outfit which supports the international stars...
Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: April/2012
Jay Phelps: Raw & Unreleased
It's a battlefield, the title of Graham Greene's 1934 Depression-era novel said of life, and faced with Covid-19's new erasure...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: September/2020
Alan Skidmore: A Supreme Love
It's testament to the richness of Skid's considerable output over the years that this box set of almost entirely unreleased...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: July/2023
Ethel Ennis & Ernestine Anderson: Four Classic Albums Plus
Baltimore-born Ennis (1932-2019) largely stayed close to home, only occasionally moving into and out of national awareness. Her Sings Lullabies...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2025
Mike Gibbs: Revisiting Tanglewood 63: The Early Tapes
Taken from the ‘Mike Gibbs tape archive’, the discographical detail notes that the seven tracks on this CD were ‘recorded-live-in-the-studio’,...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2021
Warren Vache/Alan Barnes: The Cobbler's Waltz
Alan Barnes | Dave Green | John Pearce | Steve Brown | Warren Vache
Vache and Barnes are chums, birds of a feather, if you like, and there's a lot of mutual respect evident...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2014
Erik Truffaz: 5 Albums Originaux
Let's hope the svelte Swiss-French trumpeter had an off day on his last visit to Ronnie Scott's in the summer,...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2015
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