Keith Tippett: The Monk Watches the Eagle
A special BBC recording that captures Tippett's cantata on its debut, at Norwich Cathedral. It's a diverse piece, commissioned for...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2021
Duke Ellington: Jazz Party
A reasonably well-done reissue of the famous 1959 Columbia album on which Dizzy Gillespie and Jimmy Rushing guest with an...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2020
Bill Evans: The Quiet Passion of Bill Evans
As if it was necessary to underline the individuality, but also the versatility, of the young Evans, here is a...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2017
Fingers: The Complete Fingers Remember Mingus
Alan Jackson | Bruce Turner | Dave Green | Lol Coxhill | Michael Garrick
One of the delights of recovering jazz recordings from the archives is hearing studio chatter among the musicians, busy sound...
Reviewed by Chris Welch in issue: August/2024
Lucky Thompson And His Octet: In Paris 1960/Modern Jazz At Club Saint-Germain & The Blue Note
Lucky Thompson was just one of many tenor players that included Don Byas, Ben Webster, Johnny Griffin and Dexter Gordon...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: April/2018
Alphonse Mouzon: The Man Incognito
Ever wondered where Will.i.am got that interstellar soul man look? No? Shame on you: just check the cover of The...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: September/2012
ARC Trio and the John Daversa Big Band: ARCeology: The Music of MSM Schmidt
If you like big-band fusion, you’ll like this large-forces, multiple-guest-spot makeover of the music of Bremen-based jazz fusion keyboardist Michael...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: July/2022
Joel Goodman: An Exquisite Moment
Joel Goodman may not be familiar name in the jazz press, but the cast list of this album, his debut...
Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: August/2023
Alex Garnett's Bunch of Five: Andromeda
Alex Garnett | James Maddren | Liam Noble | Michael Janisch | Tim Armacost
Our interview with highly regarded US tenor-saxophonist Tim Armacost (Jazzwise 185, August 2014) set the stage for this release, the...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: March/2015
Various Artists: Here It Is: A tribute to Leonard Cohen
Artists have been covering the songs of Leonard Cohen since at least 1969, when Roberta Flack included ‘Hey, That's No...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2022
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