Brubeck Bothers Quartet/Paul English Quartet/Horace Alexander Young / Houston Chamber Choir/Robert Simpson: The Voice of
Alongside his scintillating work in a variety of small groups, Dave Brubeck wrote and performed on a far larger scale,...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2025
Louis Jordan: The Fifties Collection 1951-1958
By 1951 some of Louis Jordan's songs were already well-known and he was internationally established as a major entertainer. So,...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2021
Grover Washington Jr: Sacred Kind Of Love: The Columbia Recordings
Even his most staunch defenders may well concede that, post- Winelight, the revered Philadelphia saxophonist has been in something of...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2019
Alternative Guitar Summit: Honoring Pat Martino Vol 1
No fewer than 14 guitarists and three rhythm sections make up the Alternative Guitar Summit – an annual live event...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: June/2022
Steve Gadd and Friends: Live at Voce
Joey DeFrancesco | Joey Defrancesco | Paul Bollenback | Ronnie Cuber | Steve Gadd
Some records can be enjoyed from the fi rst note, and this is one. Taped live at an off-the-beaten-track eatery...
Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: March/2012
Paolo Fresu/Richard Galliano/Jan Lundgren: Mare Nostrum III
Jan Lundgren | Paolo Fresu | Richard Galliano
Mare Nostrum (literally, ‘Our Sea’) is the latin for the Mediterranean. It’s also the name of a powerful European supercomputer...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: March/2019
Ralph Lalama: Staycation
Akiko Tsuruga | Clifford Barbaro | Joe Magnarelli | Nicole Pasternak Lalama | Ralph Lalama
This is sub-titled ‘a family affair’ and so it is. Ms Pasternak (heard on three tracks) is Mrs Ralph Lalama...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: July/2022
Sidney De Paris, Tommy Ladnier, Lee Collins: Great Jazz, Great Trumpets
This eclectic compilation was first issued by Jazz Crusade as Rare Cuts, Upbeat having now acquired this American label. Sidney...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: March/2023
Chris Potter: The Sirens
Chris Potter | Craig Taborn | David Virelles | Eric Harland | Larry Grenadier
Chris Potter is one of the very few contemporary heavyweights in the big US tenor tradition. As a sax sideman...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2013
Volker Kriegel & Friends: Jazzfest Berlin '81
Eberhard Weber | Ralf Huebner | Thomas Betterman | Volker Kriegel | Wolfgang Schlüter
Guitarist Volker Kriegel (1943-2003) proved to be an impressive partner for vibist Dave Pike who were both inspired by...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2013
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