Tubby Hayes: The Complete Tempo Recordings 1955-59
Although during his teens Edward Brian (Tubby) Hayes had briefly made his presence heard on recordings by Kenny Baker (1951),...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: July/2013
Asha Parkinson's Kalpadruma: Onwards
And the talent keeps coming. Asha Parkinson's credentials are impressive: a stalwart of NYJO, a first-class degree from Guildhall, teachers...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2023
University of Toronto Jazz Orchestra: Sweet Ruby Suite
The University of Toronto orchestra pays tribute here to one of Canada's most distinctive jazz exports, trumpeter-composer Kenny Wheeler, with...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2017
Nucleus & Ian Carr: Torrid Zone: The Vertigo Recordings 1970-1975
This is a mammoth effort, with all nine Nucleus albums from their Vertigo days squeezed onto a 6CD set, capturing...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2019
Thelonious Monk: Complete 1947-56 Trios
The EJC label is well named in this case, although the contents render redundant an earlier CD of Monk’s first...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: February/2016
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society: Real Enemies
Brooklyn-based Darcy James Argue has been one of the most talked about young ensemble arrangers and leaders on the east...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2016
Marc Ribot: Songs of Resistance 1942-2018
Trump is beyond satire and shame, making artistic opposition seem hopeless. Social media’s intimate propaganda walls up minds that might...
Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: Feb/2019
Duke Ellington/Coleman Hawkins: Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins
Hawk had long wanted to record with Duke but it took 20 years to accomplish. Duke was supposed to have...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: November/2014
Michael Gibbs/Gary Burton: Festival 69
When these 1969 live recordings were made, the composer and trombonist Michael Gibbs had left his birthplace in what was...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: November/2018
Keyon Harrold: The Mugician
Having racked up impressive sideman credits with the likes of Gregory Porter, Marcus Strickland and Robert Glasper, trumpeter Harrold makes...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: Dec/Jan/2017/2018
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