Billy Jenkins: Scratches of Spain
The Jenkins back catalogue keeps bubbling back into our souls, and in our dissonantly disjointed world how welcome yet testing...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: August/2017
John Scofield: Electric Outlet
Darryl Jones | Dave Sanborn | Don Grolnick | John Scofield | Omar Hakim | Peter Levin | Ray Anderson
It's no surprise that Sco thanks Miles ‘for everything’ on Electric Outlet. Sco's work on Decoy and You're Under Arrest...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2015
Loz Speyer's Time Zone: Clave Sin Embargo
Andy Ball | Dave Manington | Loz Speyer | Martin Hathaway | Maurizio Ravalico | Stuart Hall
Loz Speyer has long been on the list of idiosyncratic British jazz musicians arguably requiring further attention. Following 2017's Inner...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020
Arun Ghosh: but where are you really from?
After three acoustic albums, Arun Ghosh's first ‘electric’ album might appear an abrupt change of musical direction. In fact, since...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2017
Van Morrison: …It's Too Late to Stop Now…Volumes II, III, IV & DVD
Bill Atwood | Dave Shaw | David Hayes | Jack Schroer | Jeff Labes | John Platania | Van Morrison
Van Morrison's double album It's Too Late to Stop Now has long been considered one of the greatest live albums...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: October/2016
Jimmy Scott/Oscar Brown Jr: Five Classic Albums
Charles Mingus | Dave Bailey | Howard Biggs | Jimmy Scott | Mundell Lowe | Oscar Brown Jr
This latest release in Avid Jazz’s Five Classic Albums series is a superb 2-CD set featuring three albums by vocalist...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: November/2022
Ben Crosland Quintet: The Ray Davies Songbook
Ben Crosland | Dave O’Higgins | John Etheridge | Sebastian de Krom | Steve Lodder
The only surprise is that nobody's done it before! There's barely a songwriter of the 1960s who hasn’t been pillaged,...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2016
Lou Donaldson: Midnight Sun/Blues Walk
Blue Note wasn't any different than most labels in that it wanted breadand-butter artists on their wish list – those...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: October/2015
Nick Finzer: Dreams, Visions, Illusions
Alex Wintz | Dave Baron | Glenn Zalenski | Jimmy Macbride | Lucas Pino | Nick Finzer
The latest album from trombonist Nick Finzer's established sextet explores the role of the muse through a set of workman-like...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: July/2023
Julie London: Five Classic Albums
Featuring original artwork and liner notes, this latest release in the Avid Jazz Five Classic Albums series presents a second...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: May/2023
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