Shelly Manne and his Men: Complete Live at the Manne Hole

A legendary session by drummer Manne's quintet, at his eponymous club in 1961, it features some striking playing from Russ...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2012

Chuck Loeb: Plain ‘n’ Simple

This smooth jazzer with Fourplay can also give it some whammy as he does here in a classy Blue Note...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2012

Stan Tracey: Three Classic Albums Plus

Restoring to circulation Tracey's earliest work under his own name, and subtitled Leader and Sideman, this will surprise anyone who...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: September/2019

Herb Ellis: Four Classic Albums

A set of what was arguably the guitarist's greatest period, with fellow Verve stars Getz, Eldridge, Giuffre and others joining...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2020

Dee Dee Bridgewater: Midnight Sun

Ira Coleman | Dee Dee Bridgewater | Thierry Eliez | André Ceccarelli

Despite the wildly differing treatments, ranging from the sumptuous orchestral setting of Johnny Mercer’s title track (from Dear Ella) to...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2012

Mark Donlon: Kashasha

Mark Donlon | Gene Calderazzo | Mick Hutton | Julian Siegel

It’s no surprise that the opening title track of Donlon’s fine new release kicks on with a Latin swing –...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: March/2012

Richard Galliano: Nino Rota

Boris Kozlov | Clarence Penn | Richard Galliano | Dave Douglas | John Surman

One of the stronger performances of last year’s London Jazz Festival was by Richard Galliano’s La Strada Quintet dedicated to...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2012

Brad Mehldau Trio: The Art of the Trio: Recordings 1996-2001

Jorge Rossy | Larry Grenadier | Brad Mehldau

Career retrospectives such as this usually come much later in an artist's life, and this seven CD box set includes...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2012

Esperanza Spalding: Radio Music Society

Tivon Penicott | Billy Hart | Olivia DePrato | Algebra Blessett | Alan Hampton | Jef Lee Johnson | Chris Turner | Esperanza Spalding | Terri Lyne Carrington | Janice Scroggins

The New Seekers might have wanted to “teach the world to sing” but here on her fourth and most ambitious...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: March/2012

George Roberts: His Big Bass Trombone/Meet Mr Roberts/Bottoms Up

The leading LA practitioner of the bass trombone with a big band, but, more interestingly, in a sextet with “Star...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2012