Carmell Jones: The Remarkable/Business Meeting

Two classic albums by the young K.C. born trumpeter, also worth celebrating for Harold Land on tenor and Gerald Wilson’s...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2013

Michael Dease: All These Hands

Trombonist Michael Dease's octet (with alto-saxophonist Steve Wilson and pianist Renee Rosnes) takes us on an interesting historical travelogue through...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2017

Jules Faife: Compás

This London-based MOR classical guitar specialist has a band that includes accomplished pianist Alex Wilson, with fl amenco, Shakti-era John...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014

Miho Hazama m-unit: Beyond Orbits

Adam Unsworth | Andrew Gutauskas | Atsuki Yoshida | Ben Russell | Billy Test | Christian McBride | Immanuel Wilkins | Jake Goldbas | James Shipp | Jason Rigby

Composer/conductor Miho Hazama’s orchestral jazz palette ranges from the snappy riffs and canny voicings of West Coast jazz to the...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: October/2023

Chloe Brisson: Blame it on my Youth

Only 17 but a young fogie in vocal jazz terms, Brisson has Jane Monheit's melodrama, and a band featuring Bill...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2012

George Shearing: Four Classic Albums Plus

This puts the Shearing sound together with Nat Cole, Peggy Lee, Nancy Wilson and Dakota Staton, (plus Teddy King and...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2019

Roberta Piket: One for Marian

Dedicated to pianist Marian McPartland who died in 2013, the pianist performs an extended ensemble version of her melancholy-tinged compositions...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2016

Various artists: The Big Blast:100 Classic Big Bands

Artie Shaw | Bunny Berigan | Charlie Ventura | Chick Webb | Horace Henderson | Luis Russell | Mercer Ellington | Metronome All Stars | Ted Heath | Teddy Wilson

One hundred tracks spread over four CDs, packed into Proper's usual slim carrying case, and at a bargain price. Annotator/compiler...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: April/2012

Earprint: Endectomorph Music

Bassist Simón Wilson's quartet is a diversely contemporary amalgamation of leftfield New York jazz, progressive bop, abstract classical and post-rock...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2017

Ella Fitzgerald: Things Ain't What They Used To Be

After her 1969 pop experiments with Richard Perry for Reprise this finds Ella's next venture for the label on firm...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2014