Woody Shaw: Woody Shaw/Louis Hayes: The Tour Vol. 2

Junior Cook | Ronnie Matthews | Woody Shaw | Rene McLean | Louis Hayes | Stafford James

Two events recorded five years apart by two entirely different line-ups. To set the record straight, the 1976-77 dates were...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: February/2018

Various Artists: The Complete History of Jazz 1899-1959

Across 89 tracks and four CDs there’s nothing inessential here, and from Scott Joplin and the ODJB to Miles. Mingus...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2018

Fred Nardin Trio: Opening

A French pianist-composer in a fizzing yet largely unexceptional contemporary post-bop encounter (on Nardin-penned originals, two Monks and a Cole...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2018

Helen Forrest with the Harry James Orchestra: I’ve Heard That Song Before

Forrest joined James on condition that (unlike earlier days with Goodman and Shaw) she be allowed to sing verses and...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2018

Johnny Griffin: Four Classic Albums

The early material consists of Griffin’s three Blue Note albums and his first Riverside, presenting the virtuoso tenorman from Chicago...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: February/2020

The Andrew Linham Orchestra: Weapons of Mass Distraction

This London-based saxophonist-composer open-mindedly draws from a traditional big-band lineage from Kansas City and Thad Jones through to more recent...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2018

Sidney Bechet: Five Classic Albums Plus (Second Set)

Following the curate’s egg Master of Music Bechet box covered last month, here’s an excellent follow-up to Avid’s earlier set...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2018

Art Blakey: Four Classic Albums-Second Set

Freddie Hubbard | Benny Golson | Curtis Fuller | Wayne Shorter | Lee Morgan | Jymie Merritt | Bobby Timmons | Cedar Walton | Art Blakey

Wherever you look in Blakey’s output, the product is impressive and this selection is no exception. The Blue Note albums...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: February/2018

Various Artists: Jazz Ladies 1924-1962

A really interesting and effective anthology this, gathering female pianists, instrumental or vocal soloists, and all-girl orchestras into one CD...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2018

Fela Kuti: Vinyl Box Set #4 curated by Erykah Badu

Fela Kuti

How to keep rehashing the vast, 50-plus album back catalogue of the one and only Fela Anikulapo Kuti, an icon...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: February/2018