John Dankworth: Zodiac Variations & $1,000,000 Collection
A side-effect of Dankworth’s demise last year is the reissue of more of his long unavailable middle-period work, for instance...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2011
Julia Lee: King Size Papa: The Julia Lee Collection 1927-1952
There's a good reason why Con Chapmen's recent history of Kansas City jazz has a photo of George E Lee's...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2023
Gene Krupa: Drummin’ Man: Hits and Classic Recordings 1938-50
In common with other recent Acrobat collections, this 2-CD set selects its repertoire at least partly on the popularity of...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: October/2023
Various Artists: Classic V-Disc Small Group Jazz Sessions
The American V-Disc programme – V standing for Victory – was a morale boosting initiative by the Music Section of...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: February/2025
Cab Calloway: All The Hits and More 1930-56
Compiling a collection on the basis of ‘hits’, using the post-1936 Billboard ‘Hit Parade’ (and similar unofficial charts) and then...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: July/2022
Adrian Rollini: Swing Low – His 26 Finest 1927-1938
The now-largely forgotten bass saxophonist Adrian Rollini (1903-1956) mixed and worked with the very best of the crack white jazzmen...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2024
Bobby Sparks II: Schizophrenia: The Yang Project
All hail the Messiah of the Moog, Snarky Puppy's Sparkchild, Mr Sparks II. A sprawling 2CD, 20-cut extravaganza, it's hard...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2019
Cab Calloway: The Hi-De-Ho Man 1930-1952
Two years after the Acrobat Calloway collection (reviewed in Jazzwise, July 2022), along comes another 2-CD set, that somehow squeezes...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: April/2024
Miles Davis: 1986-1991: The Warner Years
Ten years ago, Warner Bros was set to release a Miles Davis boxed set, The Last Word, which chronicled the...
Reviewed by George Cole in issue: November/2011
A mighty confirmation of Byas!: Don Byas: Classic Don Byas Sessions 1944-1946
Considering Don Byas’ place in the tenor scheme of things, the Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD is unequivocal: “Byas...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2024
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