The Hot 8 Brass Band: The Life and Times of…

This second-line, New Orleans street-funk rabble-rousers' new CD includes a ‘dope’ version of the Specials' ‘Ghost Town’, according to Gilles...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

George Cables: My Muse

The Ex-Messenger sideman's stints with Bobby Hutcherson, Freddie Hubbard and Art Pepper are among his career highlights and here he...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

Ornette Coleman: Chappaqua Suite

Pharoah Sanders | David Izenzon | Ornette Coleman | Charles Moffett

Director Conrad Rooks actually did not use the music Ornette Coleman composed for his film Chappaqua, and the reasons why...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

Charles Gayle Trio: Look Up

Charles Gayle | Michael Bisio | Michael Wimberly

Gayle's appearance at the Red Rose in north London some years ago was a moment to treasure for anybody standing...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

TranceFormation: In Concert

Norma Winstone | John Taylor

An interaction based on a close dependency between spoken word, avant-vocal and free improv is the focus of this trio...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: July/2019

André Previn: Four Classic Albums

Previn’s 1950s jazz recordings are often overlooked, but they contain gems, including his West Side Story album and a cool...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2020

Grant Green: Green Street

Grant Green | Dave Bailey | Ben Tucker

Certain classic Blue Note recordings do not age as well as others and this is an example. Early in his...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

Elina Duni Quartet: Matanë Malit

Patrice Moret | Colin Vallon | Elina Duni | Norbert Pfammatter

Once you enter into the enchanted sound world of Matanë Malit (‘Beyond the Mountain’), vocalist Elina Duni's ECM debut, it's...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

Randy Weston Trio Plus CecilPayne: With These Hands/The Modern Art Of Jazz/Jazz A La Bohemia

Al Dreares | Willie Jones | Wilbert Hogan | Cecil Payne | Ahmed Abdul-Malik | Randy Weston | Ray Copland

Though initially the Riverside label concerned itself with reissuing classic recordings by the likes of Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

King Curtis Quintet: The New Scene Of King Curtis/Soul Meeting

Wynton Kelly | Oliver Jackson | King Curtis | Nat Adderley | Belton Evans | Paul Chambers | Sam Jones

Many Jazzwise readers may only know King Curtis for his ‘yakity’ sax breaks on numerous hit R&B singles by The...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013