Review of National Youth Jazz Orchestra: NYJO FIFTY

National Youth Jazz Orchestra: NYJO FIFTY

Alistair Martin | Chris Saunders | Chris Valentine | David Dyson | David Healey | Gareth Lockrane | Jake Labazzi | James Buckle | James Copus | James Davison

Whirlwind Recordings

Rating: ★★★★

This well-wrought double CD – the first NYJO release on Whirlwind – marks a milestone. It's 50 years since visionary...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: Dec/Jan/2015/2016

Review of Chet Baker: Live In London

Chet Baker: Live In London

Chet Baker | Jim Richardson | John Horler | Tony Mann

Ubuntu

Rating: ★★★★

When Baker came to London to play a week-long engagement at the much-missed Canteen venue way back in 1983, Messrs...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017

Review of Harry James: The Complete Harry James in Hi-Fi

Harry James: The Complete Harry James in Hi-Fi

Allan Reuss | Bob Stone | Buddy Rich | Conrad Gozzo | Corky Corcoran | Dick Nash | Don Paladino | George Roberts | Harry James | Helen Forrest

Essential Jazz Classics

Rating: ★★★

When Capitol asked Harry James to re-record the most popular items in his back catalogue in 1955, it was ‘to...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2024

Review of Ahmad Jamal: Complete Live At The Spotlite Club

Ahmad Jamal: Complete Live At The Spotlite Club

Ahmad Jamal | Israel Crosby | Vernell Fournier

Essential Jazz Classics

Rating: ★★★

These 27 club tracks – and the three studio singles that preceded them – were the Argo label’s immediate response...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: Feb/2019

Review of Various Artists: The Leopard Lounge Original Album Series

Various Artists: The Leopard Lounge Original Album Series

Barney Kessel | Betty Carter | Bobby Darin | Carmen McRae | Ella Fitzgerald | George Melly | Mel Tormé | Miriam Makeba | Mose Allison | Ray Charles

Rhino

Rating: ★★★

Shake, stir or pour a long one and settle back on that leopard skin chaise longue: chilled? Then we shall...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2012

Review of Nailah Porter: ConJazzNess

Nailah Porter: ConJazzNess

Nailah Porter

Emarcy

Rating: ★★★

A former attorney and lobbyist on Capitol Hill, Nailah Porter has chosen to leave the corridors of power behind to...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: June/2011

Review of Fire!: The Hands

Fire!: The Hands

Andreas Werliin | Johan Berthling | Mats Gustafsson

Rune Grammofon

Rating: ★★★

Perhaps as a reaction to the bloated excess of Fire! Orchestra, this sixth album from the core trio of Gustafsson,...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: March/2018

Review of Bill Thompson: Mouthful Of Silence

Bill Thompson: Mouthful Of Silence

Bill Thompson

Burning Harpsichord Records

Rating: ★★★★

Spread across two discs, these studio interpretations of a live performance from 2017 deftly distil Bill Thompson's artful approach to...

Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: November/2018

Review of Quinsin Nachoff/Mark Helias/Dan Weiss: Ethereal Trio

Quinsin Nachoff/Mark Helias/Dan Weiss: Ethereal Trio

Dan Weiss | Mark Helias | Quinsin Nachoff

Whirlwind Recordings

Rating: ★★★

This is a quintessential modern saxophone trio album. The instrumental mastery of all three players is beyond doubt and they...

Reviewed by Peter Bacon in issue: July/2017

Review of Tom Harrell: Trip

Tom Harrell: Trip

Bill Evans | Bob Franceschini | Dave Weckl | Dennis Chambers | Jim Beard | Lenny White | Mike Stern | Randy Brecker | Tom Kennedy | Victor Wooten

Heads Up

Rating: ★★★★

This album, in tandem with a live concert recently witnessed, suggest that while Harrell's creative spirit remains undiminished, his allegiance...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2017

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