Louis Armstrong: The Complete Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966
This impressive multi-disc box set comprises three main components: firstly the 1946-47 singles that Armstrong made for RCA during the...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2021
Blue Mitchell: African Violet/Summer Soft
The 1970s were, generally speaking, very difficult for straightahead jazz musicians, with rock almost totally dominating the recording scene. There...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: March/2012
Jay Phelps: Free As The Birds
Canadian-born Londoner Phelps doesn't broaden his horizons into hip hop and soul as much as this album's vocoder-brushed opener ‘Everyone's...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: September/2018
Sun Ra Arkestra: Lights On A Satellite
By way of marking Sun Ra Arkestra leader Marshall Allen’s 100th trip around the sun, Lights On A Satellite is...
Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: December/2024
George Duke: DreamWeaver
By his own admission, this is Duke’s “most honest” album in years, born as it is from the tragic loss...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2013
Charles Mingus: In Session – Mingus Fingus
Jasmine’s illuminating overview of Mingus’ studio life covers it from its earliest beginnings in Los Angeles to his late-period encounter...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: October/2024
Blossom Dearie: The Early Years Collection 1948-60
There have been various box sets of Blossom Dearie’s material, including a slightly scattershot portfolio of her early work on...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2022
Benny Golson: Killer Joe
Overly-heavy with percussion, freighted by vocals, and over-amplified, this was Golson's 1977 attempt to climb on the then-fashionable fusion bandwagon....
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2017
Kid Ory: Creole Trombone – His 44 Finest 1926-1959
Distilling the prolific output of a musician as long-lived as Kid Ory down to 44 tracks is an unenviable task....
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2023
Stanley Clarke: The Complete Epic Albums Collection
Complete, but no more than that: where many box sets throw in extra tracks and sleeve notes, all you get...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: August/2013
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