Vince Guaraldi: Vince Guaraldi Trio/A Flower is a Lovesome Thing

A follow-up to the repackaged Fantasy albums reviewed in June, this is the next stage in the Guaraldi story —...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2015

Nina Simone: Forbidden Fruit/Nina's Choice

A pairing of two of Simone's early 1960s Colpix albums into an attractive session by her regular working band, including...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2015

The Modern Jazz Disciples: Complete Recordings

Grant Green | Horace Parlan | Stanley Turrentine | Paul Chambers | George Tucker | Art Taylor | Al Harewood | Tommy Flanagan

The Modern Jazz Disciples! Who they? Er, three cats from Cincinnati, another from Kentucky and an Irish drummer looking to...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: February/2018

Hal Stein/Warren Fitzgerald Quintet: Hal Stein & Warren Fitzgerald

Tenorist Stein (a favourite in Japan) is a solid post-bop soloist, but the curiosity value here is to hear Paul...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2015

Get the Blessing: Astronautilus

Pete Judge | Jim Barr | Clive Deamer | Jake McMurchie

The west country-based foursome Get the Blessing's 2014 CD Lope and Antilope was arguably the highlight of their recording output...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2015

Mimika: A Place a Glowing Red

The Croatian composer Mak Murtic's ambitious programmatic work portrays a martian civilisation in decline and with narration and vocals by...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2015

Mose Allison: Transfi guration of Hiram Brown/Creek Bank/I Love The Life I Live/V-8 Ford Blues/Young Man Mose

Bill Crow | Aaron Bell | Osie Johnson | Addison Farmer | Paul Motian | Henry Grimes | Gus Johnson | Ronnie Free | Nick Stabulas | Mose Allison

This twofer from the Mississippiborn pianist, trumpeter, vocalist, composer and NEA Jazz Master, Mose Allison, follows the 3CD Complete Prestige...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: October/2015

Cæcilie Norby and Lars Danielsson: Just The Two Of Us

Cæcilie Norby | Lars Danielsson

This duet album by husband and wife duo Cæcilie Norby and Lars Danielsson presents an intimate, enigmatic and playful collection...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: October/2015

Modern Jazz Quartet: The Modern Jazz Quartet

The band's eponymous debut for Atlantic in 1957 (complemented by a live session from the previous year) is one of...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2015

Various Artists: Queens of Vocal Jazz

Ella Fitzgerald | Sarah Vaughan | Carmen McRae | Billie Holiday

This limited edition 8CD set presents an outstanding anthology of 15 complete original albums by some of the best-loved female...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: October/2015