Charenee Wade: Offering: The Music Of Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson

Lakecia Benjamin | Christian McBride | Marcus Miller | Brandon McCune | Lonnie Plaxico | Stefon Harris | Charenee Wade | Dave Stryker | Alvester Garnett | Malcolm Jamal-Warner

Not for nothing did Christian McBride recently describe singer Wade as “the second coming of Betty Carter”. Hearing the master...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2015

The Patrick Hayes Electric Ensemble: Back To The Grove

A British ensemble led by trombonist Patrick Hayes features trumpeter Reuben Fowler and flautist Gareth Lockrane, playing party-time electric jazz...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2015

David Berkman: Old Friends and New Friends

As the title suggests, the 50-something New York pianist-composer David Berkman has gathered a septet of his closest past and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2015

Richard Galliano/Sylvain Luc: La Vie En Rose

A pair of virtuoso's give an effective, romantic instrumental interpretation of the songs of the legendary singer Edith Piaf....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2015

Actis Dato: Earth Is The Place

Carlo Actis Dato | Beppe Di Filippo | Daniele Bertone | Matteo Ravizza

Although little known in Britain, Dato makes music of absolutely joyous abandon which would get the most leaden-footed of punters...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: August/2015

Ruby Braff/Coleman Hawkins: Braff!!

Mid-1950s Braff accompanied by Nat Pierce or Dave McKenna – the former's larger band on half the tracks includes Hawkins,...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2015

Sonny Rollins Quartet with Don Cherry: Complete Live at the Village Gate 1962

Billy Higgins | Sonny Rollins | Don Cherry | Bob Cranshaw

Archive release of the year, without a doubt. The only music previously issued from these live dates was the three...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: August/2015

Joan Chamorro & Andrea Motis: Feeling Good

The type of X Factor jazz-pop standard vocal thing that's been done to death in this kind of entirely predictable...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: August/2015

Jimmy Witherspoon: Spoon/Hey, Mrs. Jones!

Unlike Joe Williams, Spoon did not slide easily from blues to balladry, and these sides with large orchestras are a...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2015

Tina May meets Enrico Pieranunzi: Home Is Where The Heart Is

Tony Coe | Tina May | Enrico Pieranunzi

May is a favourite of mine, a genuine jazz vocalist who can illuminate and transform familiar themes in often quite...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: August/2015