Review of The Graham Bond Organisation: Wade In The Water

The Graham Bond Organisation: Wade In The Water

Alexis Korner | Big Jim Sullivan | Dick Heckstall-Smith | Ernest Ranglin | Ginger Baker | Graham Bond | Ian Hamer | Jack Bruce | John Hockridge | John McLaughlin

Repertoire

Rating: ★★★★

“This is what people have been waiting for!” exclaims Pete Brown, producer, and, vitally, longtime associate of so many of...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2013

Review of Bill Evans: Everybody Still Digs Bill Evans: A Career Retrospective (1956-1980)

Bill Evans: Everybody Still Digs Bill Evans: A Career Retrospective (1956-1980)

Bill Evans

Editor's Choice

Craft Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

There's a huge amount of good music here, as indeed there should be from a compilation covering a quarter-century. A...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2021

Review of Miles Davis: At Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol.4

Miles Davis: At Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol.4

Al Foster | Bill Evans | Cannonball Adderley | Herbie Hancock | Jimmy Cobb | John Coltrane | Keith Jarrett | Miles Davis | Paul Chambers | Ron Carter

Columbia/Legacy

Rating: ★★★★★

Columbia/Legacy propose making this set available from Friday, 17 July 2015 – 60 years to the day of Davis' breakthrough...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2015

Review of Trevor Tomkins’ Sextant: For Future Reference

Trevor Tomkins’ Sextant: For Future Reference

Brian Smith | Chris Pyne | Jimmy Hastings | John Horler | Paul Bridge | Phil Lee | Trevor Tomkins

Jazz In Britain

Rating: ★★★★

Drummers have always played a vital role in the development of jazz, from the days of Baby Dodds with Louis...

Reviewed by Chris Welch in issue: May/2023

Review of Sun Ra Arkestra: Swirling

Sun Ra Arkestra: Swirling

Cecil Brooks | Danny Ray Thompson | Dave Davis | Dave Hotep | Elson Nascimento | Farid Barron | James Stewart | Knoel Scott | Marshall Allen | Michael Ray

Editor's Choice

Strut Strut

Rating: ★★★★

Since becoming the musical director of Sun Ra's Arkestra in 1993, long standing member Marshall Allen has diligently orbited Ra's...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: December/2020

Review of Nils Landgren: The Moon, The Stars And You

Nils Landgren: The Moon, The Stars And You

Andre Ferrari | Caecilie Norby | Christian Spering | Dan Berglund | Ida Sand | James Genus | Joao Bosco | Joe Sample | John Norberg | Jonas Ostholm

ACT

Rating: ★★★

Landgren loves a concept. If he’s not funking up Abba, his mellifluous trombone is gracing, as with this charming, guileless...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: October/2011

Review of Sérgio Mendes: In the Key of Joy

Sérgio Mendes: In the Key of Joy

Artyom Manukyan | Buddy | Cali y El Dandee | Carlinhos Brown | Gibi | Gracinha Leporace | Guinga g | Hermeto Pascoal | Joåo Donato | Joe Pizzulo

Concord Records

Rating: ★★★★

Brazilian icon Sérgio Mendes loves a musical adventure, which is evident on this mighty double album of works past and...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: March/2020

Review of Maria Schneider: Data Lords

Maria Schneider: Data Lords

Ben Monder | Donny McCaslin | Frank Kimborough | Gary Versace | George Flynn | Greg Gisbert | Jay Anderson | Jonathan Blake | Keith O'Quinn | Maria Schneider

Editor's Choice

ArtistShare

Rating: ★★★★

While Maria Schneider's last album, the critically acclaimed The Thompson Fields, came in pastel shades, reflective moods and a wistful...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2020

Review of Kairos 4tet: Everything We Hold

Kairos 4tet: Everything We Hold

Adam Waldmann | Becky Jones | Ben Davis | Emilia Mårtensson | Ivo Neame | Jasper Høiby | John Turville | Jon Scott | Jules Buckley | Julia Dale

Naim Edge

Rating: ★★★★

The third release from Adam Waldmann's Kairos 4tet group alternates between airily song-like jazz instrumentals and acoustic songs, one rolling...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2013

Review of Various Artists: The Tempo Anthology: British Modern Jazz 1954-60

Various Artists: The Tempo Anthology: British Modern Jazz 1954-60

Dizzy Reece | Don Rendell | Harry Klein | Jimmy Deuchar | Ronnie Scott | The Jazz Couriers | The Jazz Five | Tommy Whittle | Tony Crombie | Tubby Hayes

Editor's Choice

Acrobat

Rating: ★★★★

In the period immediately following the Second World War, there was a renewed interest in jazz among young Brits. This...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: February/2017

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