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

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