Ella Fitzgerald: Live At The Concertgebouw 1961

Ella Fitzgerald | Gus Johnson | Herb Ellis | Lou Levy | Wilfred Middlebrooks

Following on from releases by Sarah Vaughan, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson and Dave Brubeck, Live At The Concertgebouw continues Fondamenta’s...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: Dec/Jan/2017/2018

Rigmor Gustafsson: When You Make Me Smile

Jonas Holgersson | Jonas Östholm | Martin Höper | Rigmor Gustafsson

Fans of Swedish vocalist Rigmor Gustafsson will know that she seeks out unique musical situations for her recordings: think of...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: November/2014

Various Artists: Oscar, With Love

Audrey Morris | Benny Green | Bill Charlap | Chick Corea | Dave Young | Gerald Clayton | Hiromi | Justin Kauflin | Kenny Barron | Lance Anderson

This impressive array of pianistic talent was selected by Oscar Peterson's widow Kelly to create a kind of musical festschrift,...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: April/2018

Brandon Goldberg: In Good Time

Antoine Drye | Brandon Goldberg | Josh Evans | Luques Curtis | Ralph Peterson | Stacy Dillard

He’s only 15 years of age and he’s on to his second album, this time with Ralph Peterson on drums...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2022

Sidney Bechet: Summertime

Compared to some of the Bechet selections reviewed here recently that focus on the maestro's Paris days, this is a...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2019

Herb Ellis: Softly But With That Feeling/Thank You Charlie Christian

Chuck Berghofer | Frank Strazzeri | Harry Babasi | Herb Ellis | Kenny Hume | Leroy Vinnegar | Ronnie Zito | Victor Feldman

Ellis, who died only two years ago, aged 88, is best remembered for his effective stint with the Oscar Peterson...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: June/2012

Cadentia Nova Danica: August 1966 Jazzhus Montmartre

Danish free jazz (helped along by US returnee John Tchicai) from the mid-1960s New Thing era, is good to hear...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2016

Gerald Wiggins: Four Classic Albums

The ‘Wig’ was a legend on 52nd Street and then Los Angeles – this collection from 1956-57 shows off his...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: February/2020

Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson: Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson

Norman Granz signed Armstrong to his Verve roster and placed him with label hero Oscar Peterson's trio, augmented by Bellson,...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2019

Francois Carrier: In Motion

David Bowden | Joe Williamson | Peter Johnstone | Stephen Henderson

Regular Russian Leo-recording pianist joins a Canadian saxophonist/leader and drummer for a post-Trane free jazz session of fiery insistence....

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2017