Miles Davis: Miles Davis Miles At The Fillmore. Miles Davis 1970: The Bootleg Series Vol.3

Miles Davis | Steve Grossman | Airto Moreira | Dave Holland | Keith Jarrett | Chick Corea | Jack DeJohnette | Jack Dejohnette

“Bill and I got along all right, but we had our disagreements because Bill is a tough motherfucking businessman, and...

Reviewed by Jon Newey in issue: April/2014

The Rempis/Daisy Duo: Second Spring

The feral tenor horn player Dave Rempis, an ex-member of Chicago's The Vandermark Five, and the drummer Tim Daisy join...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2014

Wayne Shorter: North Sea Legendary Concerts

Christian McBride | Mitchel Forman | Herbie Hancock | Wayne Shorter | Gary Willis | Brian Blade | Tom Brechtlein | Danilo Pérez

2002 was the year Wayne Shorter was Artist in Residence at the North Sea Jazz Festival. He opened the event...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2014

Mimi Jones: Balance

A mix of songs and post-bop originals from an African-American female vocalist-bassist draws inevitable comparisons with Esperanza Spalding, even though...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2014

Rob Hall Chic Lyall: Chronicles

An attractively quirky album of miniatures from Scottish multi-reedist Rob Hall and pianist Chick Lyall, drawing from contemporary chamber classical,...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2014

Gary Burton: Seven Songs for Quartet and Chamber Orchestra

Gary Burton | Ted Seibs | Mick Goodrick | Steve Swallow

Recorded in 1973 and released the following year, this album has never previously been released on Compact Disc and comes...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2014

Thelonious Monk: Paris 1969

Thelonious Monk | Charlie Rouse | Nate | Paris Wright | Philly Joe Jones

This was apparently the last concert of a six-week tour with an inexperienced rhythm-section. I remember being harsh in print...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: April/2014

Jeremy Pelt: Face Forward, Jeremy

Roxy Coss | Chris Smith | Milton Suggs | Fabiana Masili | Jennifer Shaw | David Bryant | Frank Locrasto | Brandee Younger | Jeremy Pelt | Dana Hawkins

Jeremy Pelt's latest album is a confident forward step from the tightly argued, urban-flavoured fusion jazz of Water and Earth....

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: April/2014

Laura Zakian: Songs For Modern Lovers

Simon Simon | Laura Zakian | Nic France | Steve Lodder

Album number four from singer Laura Zakian is part homage to Frank Sinatra's classic 1956 album Songs for Swinging Lovers,...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: April/2014

Chet Baker: Italian Movies – Composed By Piero Umiliani 1958-1964

Chet Baker | Helen Merrill | Piero Umiliani

Piero Umiliani! Who he? Seems he was an Italian pianist/composer whose main claim to fame was composing ‘Mah Na Nah...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: April/2014