Chet Baker: Broken Wing

Late-ish Chet recorded in Paris in December 1978 (not 1979 as in the liner note) with a superb rhythm section...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2017

Billie Holiday: The Last Albums

Lady in Satin and Last Recording were Lady Day's final official sessions, but along with these well presented albums, are...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2017

Solstice: Alimentation

John Turville | Dave Manington | Jez Franks | Brigitte Beraha | Tori Freestone | George Hart

For over a decade now, the E17 jazz collective has been the wellspring of creative music partnerships among young musicians...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2017

Thelonious Monk: Complete 1954-1962 Studio Solo Recordings

Thelonious Monk

Coming after recent releases of Monk quartet concerts with Charlie Rouse, here's a welcome return to basics. Not that the...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: March/2017

Partikel: Counteraction

Eric Ford | Sisi Lu | Anna Cooper | Duncan Eagles | Benet Mclean | Ant Law | Max Luthert | Benet McLean

There's a lot of it about right now. From Laura Jurd's Dinosaur and Donny McCaslin's Bowie band right through to...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2017

Orchestre National de Jazz: Europa Rome

Includes a suite by Benjamin de la Fuente and tone poem written by Andrea Agostini inspired by impressions of Rome...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2017

Paul G Smyth/Chris Corsano: Psychic Armour

Paul G Smyth | Chris Corsano

There are only two musicians on Psychic Armour but, in the very best sense, they make quite a racket. Chris...

Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: March/2017

Tal Farlow: Trilogy

This ought to be a four-star record, save for the less-than-brilliant arco bass solos of Lynn Christie, which detracts from...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2017

Jimmy Smith: The Cat Strikes Again

With Smith in limbo between Blue Note and Verve this meeting with Lalo Schifrin claims in the liners to be...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2017

Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis: The Complete Norman Granz Sessions

Billy Kyle | Russell Garcia Orchestra | Trummy Young | Ella Fitzgerald | Barrett Deems | Herb Ellis | Buddy Rich | Ed Hall | Oscar Peterson | Louie Bellson

This 3CD set brings together the two albums that Ella and Louis made with the Oscar Peterson Quartet (with either...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2017