Dudley Moore: From Beyond The Fringe

Great to have the early-60s Moore Trio on CD, but even greater to have Moore’s inspired parodies of Fauré and...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2013

Donald Byrd & Kenny Burrell: All Night Long

Though not yet an innovator, Donald Byrd accurately reflected the mood of the time during which these recordings took place....

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: August/2019

Lucian Ban/Mat Maneri: Transylvanian Concert

Mat Maneri | Lucian Ban

Although we have all heard of Transylvania, home of Count Dracula, there may be some who think it’s a fictional...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2013

Orrin Evans: It Was Beauty

Orrin Evans | Luques Curtis | Ben Wolfe | Donald Edwards | Eric Revis | Alex Claffy

Orrin Evans’ thoughtful and well-programmed piano trio album is partly a round up of the cutting-edge mainstream and partly a...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: August/2013

Jutta Hipp: Lost Tapes/The German Recordings 1952-1955

Joki Freund | Harry Schell | Hans Koller | Jutta Hipp | Rudi Sehring | Karl Sanner | Albert Mangelsdorff | Franz ‘Shorty’ Roeder | Attila Zoller

Is this yet another take on the now hackneyed Svengali legend or just a B-movie scenario? On a visit to...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: August/2013

Edward Simon Trio: Live in New York at Jazz Standard

John Patitucci | Brian Blade | Edward Simon

You know you must be doing something right when you get to work with the same rhythm section as Wayne...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: August/2013

Jim Snidero: Stream of Consciousness

Jim Snidero | Rudy Royston | Linda Oh | Paul Bollenback

Now in his early fifties, this fine and underrated Californian altoist plays a slippery and singing alto sax that rides...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: August/2013

Joe Farrell: Joe Farrell Quartet

Dave Holland | Chick Corea | Joe Farrell | Jack DeJohnette | Jack Dejohnette | John McLaughlin

Re-releases of rare bona fide jazz classics don’t come around too often, so when they do grab them. This album...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: August/2013

Michel Camilo: What's Up?

Michel Camilo

It’s not a great title, is it? ‘Wassup!?’ – in the manner of those Budweiser ads – would have been...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: August/2013

Curtis Amy/Paul Bryant: Meetin’ Here

Classic tenor/organ jazz from Texas saxophonist Amy, and much underrated Hammond star Bryant, with bluesy bonus tracks from Groove Holmes...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2013