Billie Holiday: The Complete Billie Holiday Songbook
This 2CD set is two entirely separate albums in one cover. The idea is to draw together all the songs...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2018
Leo Parker: The Last Sessions/Let Me Tell You ‘Bout It/Rollin’ With Leo
Back in the day, being a jazz musician should have carried with it a health warning. Sadly at least half...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: September/2015
Paul Desmond/Gerry Mulligan: Two of a Mind
Paul Desmond's style, tone and conception on alto saxophone remain unique in jazz to this day. In his time he...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2014
Jim Black Trio: Somatic
Elias Stemeseder | Jim Black | Thomas Morgan
One of the most imaginative drummers in New York, Seattle’s Jim Black has worked with Tim Berne and Dave Douglas...
Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: March/2012
Karuna Trio: Imaginary Archipelago
Adam Rudolph | Hamid Drake | Ralph M Jones
Think of this ethnographically liberated unit as a direct descendant of Codona, the late-1970s/early-80s trio of percussionist Nana Vasconcelos, sitar/tabla...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: August/2020
Alfredo Rodríguez: Sounds of Space
“He is very special,” Quincy Jones has said of the 26-year-old Cuban pianist-composer Alfredo Rodríguez. It's pretty good to be...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: May/2012
Red Garland Trio: Swingin' On The Korner
Leroy Vinnegar | Philly Joe Jones | Red Garland
Garland's somewhat intermittent career included periods of considerable popularity, initially through his association with Miles and Coltrane. Throughout, he retained...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: February/2015
Randy Weston: Uhuru Arfika + HighLife
Ahmed Abdul-Malik | Clark Terry | Freddie Hubbard | Randy Weston | Willie Jones | Yusef Lateef
Although all of this material has been previously issued this is a useful overview of some of the highlights of...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2016
Barbara Thompson: Live at the BBC
How do you do box sets? Binge, dabble, coasters? Well, there's only one way to enjoy these 14 CDs. Over...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2021
Stanley Cowell: Reminiscent plus A Xmas Suite
Billy Drummond | Jay Anderson | Stanley Cowell
The often neglected Cowell, who turns 70 in May, has long had a reputation as a pianist and thinker. His...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: March/2016
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