Duke Ellington: 4tet/5tet/6tet/7tet: The 1956-58 Small Group Recordings

Jimmy Woode | Cat Anderson | Sam Woodyard | Harry Carney | Clark Terry | Jimmy Hamilton | John Sanders | Duke Ellington | Ray Nance | Russell Procope

It would be easy to downplay this as merely some more gems from the amazingly prolific Ellington, but the context...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: November/2014

Molly Johnson: Because of Billie

Terry Clarke | Mike Downes | Molly Johnson | Robi Botos

A new recording from the great Canadian vocalist and JUNO Award-winner, Molly Johnson, is always cause for celebration. But her...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: November/2014

Jonah Jones: Jumpin' With Jonah + Jonah Jumps Again/Muted Jazz + Hit Me Again!

Four original Capitol LPs on 2 CDs presents the essence of Jonah Jones's slick quartet, which he turned into one...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2014

The Grip: Celebrate

Tom Skinner | Finn Peters | Oren Marshall

This new UK trio's name is a tip of the hat to the 1977 album of the same name by...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: November/2014

Andy Milne & Dapp Theory: Forward In All Directions

Kenny Grohowski | Christopher Tordini | John Moon | Jean Baylor | Aaron Kruziki | Andy Milne | Gretchen Parlato

It's now 16 years since the New York-based pianist formed Dapp Theory and it's to his credit that this latest...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2014

Andreas Varady

Roy Hargrove | Harvey Mason | Paulinho da Costa | Brian Bromberg | Dave Weckl | Gregory Porter | Greg Phillinganes | Andreas Varady | Paulinho Da Costa

That the Slovakian-born guitarist is only 17 and a precociously gifted technician is the hook here. It starts promisingly with...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2014

Jeri Southern: Complete Roulette and Capitol Recordings 1957-59

The kind of project more usually associated with Mosaic, this catches a high point in Southern's career, with high production...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2014

Plas Johnson: This Must Be The Plas!/Mood for the Blues

Famous for playing cameos on everybody else's discs, Plas is featured on two of his own albums from his heyday...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2014

Bobby Wellins/SNJO: Culloden Moor Suite

Bill Fleming | Chris Grieve | Lorne Cowieson | Michael Owers | Brodie Jarvie | Ryan Quigley | Steve Hamilton | Konrad Wiszniewski | Cameron Jay | Lorna MacDonald

Like most Bobby Wellins enthusiasts I was only aware of a fragment of this music from Stan Tracey's New Departures...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2014

Teddy Wilson Trio with Jo Jones: Complete Studio Recordings

This is a complete clone of the 3CD set last out from Essential Jazz Classics of Wilson's fine trio recordings...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: Dec/Jan/2017/2018