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John Coltrane: My Favorite Things
Steve Davis | John Coltrane | McCoy Tyner | Elvin Jones
Although the liner notes do not mention it, the choice of the title track, ‘My Favorite Things,’ was a conscious...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2022
Blue Moods: Myth & Wisdom
Boris Kozlov | David Kikoski | Art Hirahara | Joe Strasser | Diego Rivera
Will Mingus fans approve? That’s a question you may find yourself asking many a time this year as the centenary...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: June/2022
Daniel Rotem: Wise One: Celebrating The Music Of John Coltrane
Christian Euman | Daniel Rotem | Darek Oles | Billy Childs
A youngish, Israeli-born saxist/educator based in Los Angeles, Rotem has already made several of his own albums, and co-led a...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2022
Jean Carne/Adrian Young & Ali Shaheed Muhammed: Jazz is Dead 12: Jean Carne
Ali Shaheed Muhammad | Jean Carne | Mekala Session | Adrian Younge | Jazmeen Hicks
Props to jazz-hip-hop-funksters Adrian Young and Ali Shaheed Muhammed and their Jazz is Dead label for reaffirming the 'international treasure'...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: June/2022
Romain Pilon: Falling Grace
Yoni Zelnik | Romain Pilon | Jeff Ballard
French guitarist Pilon, highly rated by many, studied at Berklee and for a while shared his time between Paris and...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2022
Tony Oxley: Unreleased 1974-2016
Little needs to be said of percussionist Tony Oxley’s credentials as a figurehead of improvised music – either through his...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: June/2022
Tom Remon: Eagle Peak
Tom Remon | Shaney Forbes | Mike Gorman | Laurence Wilkins
As an alumnus of both Middlesex University and Tomorrow’s Warriors, Tom Remon has followed the same pathway as many of...
Reviewed by Eddie Myer in issue: June/2022
Various Artists: The Songs of Jule Styne: There Goes That Song Again - His 27 finest 1926-1956
London-born but US-based, Jule Styne (real name Julius Stein) rates his place among the great American songsmiths even if he...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: June/2022
Johnny Hartman: Four Classic Albums Plus
It is a mystery to me why Johnny Hartman is still revered by some fans of vocal jazz. These 4-LPs-...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2022
Oscar Peterson: Plays The Cole Porter Songbook
Barney Kessel | Ray Brown | Herb Ellis | Alvin Stoller | Ed Thigpen | Oscar Peterson
This is a typically well-researched and intelligently assembled compilation from the people who process their productions through Andorra. It leads...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2022
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