Reviews
Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul
Superbly compiled 77 track 4 CD set of the unrivalled female soul/jazz singer and composer’s reign at Atlantic from 1967-1979,...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2014
Gerry Gibbs: Thrasher Dream Trio
Ron Carter | Gerry Gibbs | Kenny Barron
Gibbs is the son of vibes veteran Terry Gibbs (who'll turn 90 this year) and, coming up through the NYC...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: March/2014
Danilo Pérez: Panama 500
For the best part of his career the 49 year-old pianist has been something of a cultural evangelist for his...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2014
Ornette Coleman: Four Classic Albums
The four albums in question are rather good: The Shape Of Jazz To Come, Ornette (the one with the tune-titles...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: February/2020
Oscar Peterson: West Side Story/Affi nity
Excellent Peterson twofer, from 1962 with Brown & Thigpen, comprising his most swinging treatments of songs from the shows –...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2014
David Murray: The Complete Black Saint And Soul Note Recordings Volume 2
Needless to say, the tenor saxophonist has recorded enough for box sets to be issued every other month, so it...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2014
Fernandez Guy Lopez: A Moment's Liberty
The third CD from leading avant garde Spanish pianist Agusti Fernandez and a trio, AKA Aurora, at the high end...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2014
Carsten Dahl, Arild Anderson, Jon Christensen: Under the Rainbow
Jon Christensen | Carsten Dahl | Arild Anderson
Carsten Dahl is a highly regarded pianist in the country that has brought us such groundbreaking television dramas such as...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2014
Lee Konitz: The Real Lee Konitz
Peter Ind | Billy Bauer | Lee Konitz | Don Ferrara | Dick Scott
The only problem with these two collectors' items is visual. Their packaging is in Japanese, with those tiny reproductions of...
Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: February/2014
Charles Mingus: Three Or Four Shades Of Blues
The last album Mingus played on was an odd mixture, but gained considerable sales success in the heyday of fusion....
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: February/2014

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