Delfeayo Marsalis Uptown Jazz Orchestra: Jazz Party
I was lucky enough to see this weighty ensemble in action on a rain-soaked outdoor stage at the French Quarter...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: March/2020
A mighty confirmation of Byas!: Don Byas: Classic Don Byas Sessions 1944-1946
Considering Don Byas’ place in the tenor scheme of things, the Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD is unequivocal: “Byas...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2024
Charlie Parker: At Café Society
These three reissues, identified by their recording location, all carry polite warnings about the sound quality. The performances from Boston's...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: May/2021
Art Pepper: Blues For The Fisherman
Art Pepper | Carl Burnett | Elvin Jones | George Cables | George Mraz | Milcho Leviev | Tony Dumas
When, in 1975, troubled Art Pepper came in from the cold for the very last time, he proceeded to tape...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: Dec/Jan/2011/2012
James P Johnson: Classic James P Johnson Sessions (1921-1943)
The granddaddy of jazz piano – mentor of Fats Waller and hero to Thelonious Monk – has received a worthy...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: April/2016
Chris Potter Underground Orchestra: Imaginary Cities
The world-class contemporary sax colossus Chris Potter seems to be something of a late bloomer in terms of his recordings...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2015
Various Artists: Jazz On Film – The New Wave II
Barney Wilen | Cleo Laine | David Raksin | Donald Byrd | Johnny Dankworth | Michel Legrand
This starry, talent-packed deluxe box, containing eight CDs and a dcopious stills-illustrated booklet, enlarges on the Moochin' About label's first...
Reviewed by Michael Horovitz in issue: August/2016
Jaimie Branch: FLY or DIE II: bird dogs of paradise
Fly Or Die, the debut album from trumpeter Jaimie Branch, popped up on numerous best of the year lists in...
Reviewed by Thomas Rees in issue: November/2019
Jameszoo: Blind
As jazz and electronic musicians shuffle ever closer to one another’s sonic terrain, this meeting of minds and modular synths...
Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: May/2022
Django Bates and the Frankfurt Radio Big Band: Saluting Sgt. Pepper
A heady brew of Beatles, Bates and beefy big band, Saluting Sgt. Pepper could easily have been one seriously over-egged...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2017
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