Thad Jones and Mel Lewis: Presenting/Live At the Village Vanguard/Big Band Sound

Bob Brookmeyer | Eddie Daniels | Garnett Brown | Hank Jones | Jerome Richardson | Jerry Dodgion | Jimmy Nottingham | Joe Farrell | Mel Lewis | Pepper Adams

Bombastic big-band jazz has never been my thing but this unique outfit was much subtler than the average and arguably...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: May/2013

Dave Douglas/Uri Caine/Andrew Cyrille: Devotion

Andrew Cyrille | Dave Douglas | Uri Caine

A longstanding partnership between trumpeter Dave Douglas and pianist Uri Caine is supplemented by drummer Andrew Cyrille, making for a...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: July/2019

Sam Rivers, Dave Holland, Barry Altschul: Reunion: Live in New York

Barry Altschul | Dave Holland | Sam Rivers

When I think of Sam Rivers – and I do – I don't think of his great Blue Note records...

Reviewed by Duncan Heining in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013

The Dave Brubeck Quartet: Countdown: Time In Outer Space

Dave Brubeck | Gene Wright | Joe Morello | Paul Desmond

Six studio albums into his Columbia contract, Dave Brubeck recorded Time Out in June, July and August 1959. It was...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2019

Domancich/Avenel/Goubert featuring Dave Liebman: Free 4

Dave Liebman | Jean-Jacques Avenel | Simon Goubert | Sophia Domancich

Simon Goubert and Sophia Domancich made strong impressions when they played at Elton Dean's benefit a few years ago. These...

Reviewed by Duncan Heining in issue: September/2012

Dave Green Trio with Evan Parker: Raise Four

Dave Green | Evan Parker | Gene Calderazzo | Iain Dixon

The radio broadcaster Jez Nelson refers to Dave Green as ‘British Jazz Royalty’ in the liner notes of this archive...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2022

Dave Holland Trio: Triplicate

Dave Holland | Jack DeJohnette | Steve Coleman

Triplicate was the most pared-down of the five ECM recordings made under the great Brit bassist's name that featured a...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: September/2019

Thad Jones: …And the Danish Radio Big Band/Eclipse

Jones’ 1970s Scandinavian period led to some fine work, exemplified by the three sessions here — the Parlan/Lundgaard/Thigpen rhythm of...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2013

Dave Soldier: The Eighth Hour Of Amduat

Adam Vidiksis | Akhmed Manedov | Anthony di Bartolo | Carolina Diazgronados | Dan Blacksberg | Dani Bash | Dave Soldier | Enrique Rivera-Matos | Juana Pinilla Paez | Marshall Allen

Dave Soldier is a collaborative musician, even working with animals. One of his most famous (and interesting) projects was to...

Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: May/2017

The Dave Brubeck Quartet with Paul Desmond: The Complete Storyville Broadcasts

Bob Bates | Dave Brubeck | Herb Barman | Joe Dodge | Lloyd Davis | Paul Desmond | Ron Crotty | Wyatt Ruther

The three CDs that comprise The Complete Storyville Broadcasts were recorded between February 1952 and July 1954. Thus they contain...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2015