Richard Spaven: Whole Other* LP

Slipping under the jazz radar, José James' British drummer man Richard Spaven combines an improvising jazz instinct with inventive neo-soul...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2014

Joel Harrison: Mother Stump

The prolific US country jazz-rock loving guitarist's quartet goes its own way on an unusual set of improv vehicles including...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2014

Shelly Manne & His Men: The Complete Live At The Blackhawk

Joe Gordon | Shelly Manne | Richie Kamuca | Victor Feldman | Monty Budwig

Shelly Manne's Men were to the West Coast what Art Blakey's Messengers were to the East Coast – the toughest...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: September/2014

The Allman Brothers Band: The 1971 Fillmore East Recordings

Berry Oakley | Jaimoe Johanson | Dickie Betts | Duane Allman | Butch Trucks | Gregg Allman

Lords of extended blues into jazz-rock improvisation, the Allman Brothers' finest hour was their 1971 double album Live At Fillmore...

Reviewed by Jon Newey in issue: September/2014

Gene Segal: Mental Images

Gene Segal | Sam Sadigursky | Jaimeo Brown | Sean Conly | Jon Irabagon

Gene Segal is one of the new generation of New York guitarists, and has played with the likes of Randy...

Reviewed by George Cole in issue: September/2014

Paolo Fresu Quintet: ¡30!

Tino Tracanna | Paolo Fresu | Roberto Cipelli | Ettore Fioravanti | Attilio Zanchi

Italian trumpeter, flugelhornist and much more besides Paolo Fresu isn't as well known in the English-speaking lands as he ought...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: September/2014

Kenny Baker: Live at the BBC 1957

Phil Seamen | Harry Klein | Tommy McQuater | Lennie Bush | Keith Bird | Poggy Pogson | Derek Collins | Harry Hayes | Keith Christie | Kenny Baker

In his latter years, Kenny Baker reformed the Dozen, and played several festivals and some residencies at the then flourishing...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2014

Jason Roebke Octet: High/Red/Centre

This Chicago bassist-composer leads a hard driving octet and offers an exhilarating slice of the blues, Ellingtonian big band swing...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2014

Grant Green and Baby Face Willette: Trio & Quartet/The Complete Recordings

Grant Green | Ben Dixon | Dave Bailey | Fred Jackson | Baby Face Willette | Lou Donaldson

Blink and you could have easily missed Roosevelt Baby Face Willette whose stay at Blue Note amounted to just five...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: September/2014

Miles Davis Quintet: Live at the Oriental Theatre 1966

Miles Davis | Tony Williams | Richard Davis | Herbie Hancock | Wayne Shorter

This album came at an interesting time in Davis' career, since the year 1966 saw very little recording activity by...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2014