Sonny Stitt Quartets: Rearin' Back/Tribute To Ellington

Ronnie Matthews | Paul Chambers | Sonny Stitt | Lou Levy | Arthur Harper | Lex Humphries | Stan Levey

Over the years, the copyright holders of Duke Ellington’s compositions have probably generated far more greenbacks from the innumerable cover...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: August/2013

George Benson: Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole

George Benson

Acknowledged by Benson as one of his biggest inspirations, this loving salute from one master to another presents 12 sparkling...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: August/2013

Jussi Fredriksson: Tidewaters

A young Finnish piano trio, featuring sax, with an energetic interaction that’s as swayed by straight ahead swing as it...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2013

Corey Christiansen: Lone Prairie

Jeremy Allen | Matt Jorgensen | Zach Lapidus | Michael Spiro | Steve Allee | Corey Christiansen

Christiansen is a worthy and technically excellent guitarist of the type who tours rarely but does a lot of teaching....

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: August/2013

Matthew Herbert: The End Of Silence

Matthew Herbert | Sam Beste | Tom Skinner | Yann Seznec

British electronic musician Mathew Herbert is known for his work with the likes of Micachu and Björk; for his soundtrack...

Reviewed by Marcus O’Dair in issue: August/2013

Les McCann Ltd: Plays the Shampoo/In New York

McCann in his soul jazz mood on successive nights at the Village Gate – the sextet session featuring Stanley Turrentine...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2013

Paul Desmond: The Complete RCA Albums Collection

Gerry Mulligan | Milt Hinton | Paul Desmond | Gene Cherico | George Duvivier | Jim Hall | Connie Kay | Eugene Wright

This six CD set, recorded between 1961-64, includes bonus tracks not included on the original vinyl releases of Desmond Blue,...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2013

Chris Garrick and John Etheridge: WTWSFS

Liane Carroll | John Etheridge | Chris Garrick

You will hear hipper, more radical and certainly louder releases this year. But if you’re wise enough to buy this...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: August/2013

Mikrokolektyw: Absent Minded

More creative Chicago-based eclecticism with Artur Majewski and Kuba Suchar, on trumpet and drums respectively, and an imaginative brew of...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2013

Empirical: Tabula Rasa

Tom Farmer | Benyounes String Quartet | Lewis Wright | Nathaniel Facey | Shaney Forbes

Empirical are becoming more and more unpredictable with each recording, which is what we should expect of our young jazz...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2013