Mike Westbrook: Paris

Mike Westbrook

In what seems another life, this correspondent asked Sir Mike if he felt he'd under presented his piano playing on...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017

Ben Lee Quintet: In The Tree

Richard Foote | Ben Lee | Euan Palmer | David Ferris

This debut from the Devon-born, Birmingham-trained guitarist reveals a very personal musical landscape. The band line-up breaks the mould, and...

Reviewed by Peter Bacon in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017

Jochen Rueckert: Charm Offensive

Mike Moreno | Mark Turner | Jochen Rueckert | Orlando le Fleming

Since moving to New York in 1995, German-born drummer Jochen Rueckert has picked up credits with the likes of Kurt...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017

Jeremy Pelt: #JiveCulture

Danny Grissett | Billy Drummond | Jeremy Pelt | Ron Carter | Lisette Santiago

Recorded last September, released in the States in January and finally available here, but by now, Pelt will have been...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017

Benjamin Koppel/Joe Lovano: The Mezzo Sax Encounter

Jonathan Blake | Kenny Werner | Joe Lovano | Benjamin Koppel | Scott Colley

Pitched midway between the soprano and alto, the mezzo sax combines the tonal qualities of both. It adds the alto's...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017

Erroll Garner: Ready Take One

Ernest McCarty Jr | Jimmie Smith | Erroll Garner | Jose Mangual

There has only been one Erroll Garner in jazz. His style was so distinctive that anybody even thinking of basking...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017

Mark Murphy: The Jazz Singer: The Muse Years 1972-1991

Joey Baron | Mark Murphy | Randy Brecker | Michael Brecker | David Sanborn | Richie Cole | Don Grolnick | Tom Harrell | Ron Carter | Pat Rebilot

Murphy was over 15 years into his recording career when he signed for Muse in 1972, and it marked an...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017

Hank Mobley: Three Classic Albums Plus

There's no better illustration of the mid-1950s explosion of 12-inch LP jazz recording than the output of Mobley and Byrd...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: September/2019

Steve Gadd Band: Way Back Home

Walt Fowler | Steve Gadd | Jimmy Johnson | Michael Landau | Larry Goldings

A triple whammy of CD, live performance DVD and a disc of interviews that testify that Steve Gadd is not...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017

Nina Simone: The Complete 1959-61 Live Recordings

Jimmy Bond | Nina Simone | Albert ‘Tootie’ Heath | Rob Hamilton | Al Shackman | Chris White

The Nina Simone Colpix/Bethlehem recordings have appeared in a multitude of guises over the years. This is a simple compilation...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017