Eddie Henderson: Mahal

Julian Priester | Hubert Laws | Mtume | Henderson | Herbie Hancock | Bennie Maupin | Ray Obiedo | Howard King | Bill Summers | Paul Jackson

As the disco funk strains of ‘Butterfly’ burst into life, it's not hard to imagine jazz aficionados, who had already...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2012

Louis Armstrong and his All Stars: The Armstrong Box

Earl Hiness | Billy Kyle | Milt Hinton | Trummy Young | Barrett Deems | Sid Catlett | Edmond Hall | Louis Armstrong | Jack Teagarden | Tyree Glenn

This is a rather different prospect from Universal's Satchmo: Ambassador of Jazz, which made it into my 2011 albums of...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: March/2012

The Dialogues Trio: Twinkle Twinkle

Andrea Di Biase | Jon Scott | Bruno Heinen | Julian Siegel

‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ may not be a tune that grabs you by the throat, but the Dialogues Trio use...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2012

Karin Krog and Bengt Hallberg: Cabin in the Sky

Celebrating the Swedish piano legend's return to the stage, he is joined by Norway's legendary jazz singer in a set...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2012

Stan Getz: Stan Getz Plays

Bob Whitlock | Bill Crow | Max Roach | Jimmy Rowles | Stan Getz | Jimmy Raney | Duke Jordan | Frank Isola

This replicates a number of tracks featuring the quintet that Getz toured with during 1952 (including guitarist Jimmy Raney and...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: March/2012

Tied & Tickled Trio feat Billy Hart: La Place Demon

Billy Hart | Micha Acher | Markus Archer

By no means as well known as they should be, Tied & Tickled Trio has a proven skill in combining...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2012

Various artists: From Gainsbourg to Lulu

If you're a Serge fan, keep well clear of this insipid tribute by Serge's son Lulu who's joined by a...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2012

Pleasure: Accept No Substitutes

Crossover jazz/funk/fusion from 1976 by one of the headliners on Fantasy's catalogue is as musically vapid now as it was...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2012

Mike Wofford-Holly Hofmann Quintet: Turn Signal

Rob Thomson | Terell Stafford | Richard Sellers | Mike Wofford | Holly Hofmann

Every couple of years or so, veteran West Coast-based husband and wife team pianist Wofford and flautist Hofmann come up...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: March/2012

Claudio Filippini Trio: The Enchanted Garden

Causing quite a stir with his visit to London five years ago, this fiery now 28-year-old Italian pianist is in...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2012