Phil Woods: Three Classic Albums Plus

Four albums (minus one track) present the dynamic duo of altoists Phil Woods and Gene Quill in various different sized...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2019

Marcus Printup Quintet: Lost

Ulysses Owens | Marcus Printup | Shantawn Kendrick | Ben Williams | Helen Sung

Believe it or not, this is trumpeter Marcus Printup's 14th album as leader. More often than not, he uses past...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: April/2015

The John Coltrane Quintet featuring Eric Dolphy: So Many Things: The European Tour 1961

Eric Dolphy | John Coltrane | Reggie Workman | McCoy Tyner | Elvin Jones

The year 1961 was an incredibly productive one for John Coltrane. Impulse! bought out his contract with Atlantic records and...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2015

Paolo Porta Trio: Beginner's State of Mind

The Italian saxophonist's trio of two decades delivers a relentless drive and energy through a set with roots firmly planted...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2015

George Russell Sextet/Septet: Complete 1960-1962 Decca & Riverside Album Collection

Garnett Brown | Albert Heath | David Lahm | Eric Dolphy | Sheila Jordan | Don Ellis | Al Kiger | Joe Hunt | Russell | Dave Young

Although he would not have agreed, it may be that Russell was at his most influential during this period. Not...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: April/2015

Chet Baker: The Legendary 1956 Session

The swansong of the quartet with pianist Russ Freeman, this is the pinnacle of Chet's early work, bolstered here by...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2015

King Crimson: Live At The Orpheum

Tony Levin | Mel Collins | Bill Riefin | Robert Fripp | Pat Mastelotto | Jakko Jakszyk | Gavin Harrison

The besuited, born again Crims stare grim but proud from the CD's back page much like Rembrandt's Night Watch immortalised...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2015

Stan Getz Quartet: Live In Europe 1972

Tony Williams | Stan Getz | Chick Corea | Stanley Clarke

Recorded during the 1972 Montreux Jazz Festival, it was as much Corea's gig as it was Stan's. This is the...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: April/2015

Wes Montgomery: The Incredible Guitar of

Wes's finest hour on Riverside with Tommy Flanagan, plus Percy and Tootie Heath, this is an essential CD, with the...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2015

Pete Oxley and Nicolas Meier: Chasing Tales

Nicolas Meier | Pete Oxley

Here's a fret fest that shouldn't be allowed to slip under the radar. Squeezed between all their other projects (not...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2015