Jaco Pastorious: Word Of Mouth
One of the era's great albums: and not just because of Pastorious' bravura playing, of which of course there's plenty,...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2014
Album Interview: Matthew Halsall & the Gondwana Orchestra: When the World Was One
When the World Was One is an album title that reflects Mancunian trumpeter Matthew Halsall's deep interest in the ‘spiritual...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2014
The Stan Tracey Quartet: Jazz Suite Inspired by Dylan Thomas’ Under Milk Wood
Bobby Wellins | Jackie Dougan | Jeff Clyne | Stan Tracey
In Stan Tracey’s lifetime, this album was routinely regarded as ‘A Classic of British Jazz’, but it is now an...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2023
Troyk-estra: Album Interview: Live at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2013
Originally commissioned by Jazzwise for its 15th anniversary festival at Ronnie Scott's in 2012, Troyk-estra sees the three members of...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2014
The Graham Bond Organisation: Wade In The Water
“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
Bill Evans: Everybody Still Digs Bill Evans: A Career Retrospective (1956-1980)
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
Miles Davis: At Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol.4
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
Vic Lewis: Vic Lewis Plays Bossa Nova/At Home (London) And Away (Hollywood)
Vic Lewis had two life long passions – Stan Kenton and cricket. Though, in the 1950s Vic modeled his Big...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: June/2014
High Pulp: Pursuit of Ends
Synths, synths and more synths – and 1970s synths too… I’m liking this!Those were my first thoughts when listening to...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: July/2022
Owen Broder: Heritage: The American Roots Project
A highly unusual debut album for reedsman Broder, aiming to create a jazz setting for the kind of folk influence...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: July/2018
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