Review of Alan Barnes/Pat McCarthy Octet/Josie Moon: Fish Tales

Alan Barnes/Pat McCarthy Octet/Josie Moon: Fish Tales

Alan Barnes | Dave Green | Dean Masser | Gilad Atzmon | Josie Moon | Mark Nightingale | Martin Shaw | Pat McCarthy | Sebastiaan de Krom

Woodville Records

Rating: ★★★

The cover provides two glosses on the title of this disc: one begins ‘A Jazz Suite for Octet by Alan...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: October/2017

Review of Miles Davis: Walkin'

Miles Davis: Walkin'

Dave Schildkraut | Gil Coggins | Horace Silver | Jackie McLean | JJ Johnson | Kenny Clarke | Lucky Thompson | Miles Davis | Percy Heath

American Jazz Classics

Rating: ★★★★

One of Miles' great early triumphs for Prestige, reissued here with additional Blue Note material from the same era –...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2020

Review of Anne Lenner with Carroll Gibbons & The Savoy Orpheans: Her 26 Finest 1932-1941

Anne Lenner with Carroll Gibbons & The Savoy Orpheans: Her 26 Finest 1932-1941

Anne Lenner | Bill Shakespeare | Carroll Gibbons | Dave Shand | George Melachrino | Matty Malneck | Max Abrams | Melachrino | Paul Fenhoulet | Rudy Starita

Retrospective

Rating: ★★★

Here's a glimpse into the ‘Golden Age of British Dance Music’, defined as ‘the elegant era of the late 1930s...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: April/2023

Review of Brian Auger & Julie Tippetts: Encore

Brian Auger & Julie Tippetts: Encore

Brian Auger | Dave Crigger | David McDaniels | George Doering | Jesica Smith | Julia Waters Willard | Julie Tippetts | Maxine Waters Willard

Esoteric/Cherry Red

Rating: ★★★★

Reunion albums rarely rekindle the magic of former glories, often becoming little more than marketing opportunities for the (financially) more...

Reviewed by Jon Newey in issue: August/2023

Review of Shawnn Monteiro: You Are There

Shawnn Monteiro: You Are There

Dave Zinno | Joe Farnsworth | John Allmark | Josh Bruneau | Kenny Barron | Mike Renzi | Nat Reeves | Shawnn Monteiro | Steve Davis | Steve Langone

Whaling City Sound WCS 128

Rating: ★★★

Monteiro is the daughter of the late bassist Jimmy Woode, and dedicates this album to him. Father and daughter did...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: February/2022

Review of Nick Levinovsky: Special Opinion

Nick Levinovsky: Special Opinion

Bill Evans | Dave Weckl | Igor Butman | Mike Stern | Mitch Stein | Nick Levinovsky | Randy Brecker | the Moscow Jazz Orchestra | Tom Kennedy

Butman Music

Rating: ★★★

Here's a project with no side to it. Just straight-ahead, brass rich jazz-rock. The likes of Bill Evans and Mike...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: August/2014

Review of Clark Terry: The Happy Horns of Clark Terry/It's What's Happenin'

Clark Terry: The Happy Horns of Clark Terry/It's What's Happenin'

Ben Webster | Clark Terry | Dave Bailey | Don Friedman | George Duvivier | Milt Hinton | Phil Woods | Roger Kellaway | Terry | Walter Perkins

Impulse

Rating: ★★★

One of Impulse's new 2-on-1 series, this pairs a brace of Terry's 1960s LPs complete with original photos and art...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: March/2012

Review of James Taylor Quartet: Man In The Hot Seat

James Taylor Quartet: Man In The Hot Seat

Andrew McKinney | Dave Bishop | Everton Nelson | Gareth Lockrane | James Taylor | Mark Cox | Matt Slater | Mike Davis | Pat Illingworth

Audio Network

Rating: ★★★

This lushly orchestral set from the James Taylor Quartet sounds like a compilation of all your favourite, unfairly forgotten film...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: September/2022

Review of Zoophyte: Galapagos

Zoophyte: Galapagos

Clara Bing | Dave Jones | Graeme Flowers | Peter Jones | Rob Luft | Ross Stanley | Sophie Alloway | Tim Smart | Vasilis Xenopolous | Will Fry

Howlin’ Werewolf/Bandcamp

Rating: ★★★

Another victim of Covid lockdowns, the delayed arrival of Galapagos is worth the wait if you’re a fan of Steely...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: December/January/2023/2024

Review of Erroll Garner: Dreamstreet

Erroll Garner: Dreamstreet

Alvin Stoller | Eddie Calhoun | Erroll Garner | Keith Mitchell | Kelly Martin

Mack Avenue/Octave

Rating: ★★★

Erroll Garner couldn't read a note of music. Not that it affected his career a jot. His Concert By The...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020

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