John Dankworth: Zodiac Variations & $1,000,000 Collection
A side-effect of Dankworth’s demise last year is the reissue of more of his long unavailable middle-period work, for instance...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2011
Ray Charles: True Genius
When Ray Charles left Atlantic Records in 1960 and set up his own label Tangerine in partnership with ABC Paramount,...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2021
Julia Lee: King Size Papa: The Julia Lee Collection 1927-1952
There's a good reason why Con Chapmen's recent history of Kansas City jazz has a photo of George E Lee's...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2023
Count Basie: Swinging The Blues
Back in the days of LPs, if you wanted a comprehensive history of the ‘Old Testament’ Basie band on record,...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2019
Billie Holiday: The Complete Billie Holiday Songbook
This 2CD set is two entirely separate albums in one cover. The idea is to draw together all the songs...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2018
Jelly Roll Morton: A Career Anthology Vol. 1 1923-28
There have been anthologies of Morton’s work before, notably a 2-CD set from Avid and a 4-CD Properbox, as well...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2025
Various Artists: Classic V-Disc Small Group Jazz Sessions
The American V-Disc programme – V standing for Victory – was a morale boosting initiative by the Music Section of...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: February/2025
London Improvisers Orchestra: 20 Years On
In the tradition of such former free music ensembles as John Stevens’s The Spontaneous Music Orchestra, Cornelius Cardew’s Scratch Orchestra...
Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: March/2019
Various Artists: Classic Black & White Jazz Sessions
The middle of a World War, during a national shortage of shellac, might seem the craziest time to start a...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2022
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