Review of Jamie Cullum: Twentysomething

Jamie Cullum: Twentysomething

Geoff Gascoyne | Jamie Cullum | Michael Strange | Sebastiaan de Krom

Decca

Rating: ★★★★

This 20th anniversary, limited edition 2LP set represents the first time that Cullum’s Twentysomething, his major label debut and the...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: December/January/2023/2024

Review of Dinah Washington: Queen of the Blues – A Centenary Tribute

Dinah Washington: Queen of the Blues – A Centenary Tribute

Arnett Cobb | Barry Galbraith | Bill Settles | Billy Bauer | Billy Mackell | Candido Camero | Cecil Payne | Charles Mingus | Charlie Harris | Charlie Shavers

Retrospective

Rating: ★★★★

Hard on the heels of the Retrospective centenary tribute to Sarah Vaughan (reviewed in Jazzwise August 2024) comes a companion...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: December/2024

Review of Rick Simpson: Semi Wogan

Rick Simpson: Semi Wogan

Brigitte Beraha | Dave Manington | George Crowley | Jon Scott | Rick Simpson

Sayso Records

Rating: ★★★

What an odd title. It's not explained in the liner notes or obviously alluded to in the abstract cover artwork...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: September/2012

Review of Antonio Sánchez: New Life

Antonio Sánchez: New Life

Alex Munk | Conor Chaplin | Dave Hamblett | Matt Robinson

Ubuntu Music

Rating: ★★★

New Life is a giant step forward in the career of the brilliant drummer, whose work on so many Pat...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: November/2018

Review of Vector Families: For Those About To Jazz/Rock We Salute You

Vector Families: For Those About To Jazz/Rock We Salute You

Anthony Cox | Brandon Wozniak | Dave King | Dean Granros

Sunnyside

Rating: ★★★

Panic not, this isn’t, Zeus save us, another Colosseum reissue (or even an AC/DC tribute, though that would’ve been fun):...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2018

Review of The Chicago Reed Quartet: Western Automatic

The Chicago Reed Quartet: Western Automatic

Dave Rempis | Ken Vandermark | Mars Williams | Nick Mazzarella

Aerophonic

Rating: ★★★★

This duck-billed doozy finds four generations of horn honkers blowing in from the Windy City to cut a cross-section through...

Reviewed by Spencer Grady in issue: July/2015

Review of Martin Speake: Live at Riverhouse

Martin Speake: Live at Riverhouse

Barry Green | Dave Green | Jeff Williams | Martin Speake

Pumpkin Records

Rating: ★★★

Barnet born Speake’s first set with this quartet, 2008’s Generations, attracted a good deal of admiration, and this second outing...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: November/2011

Review of Miles Davis: The Lost Quintet

Miles Davis: The Lost Quintet

Chick Corea | Dave Holland | Jack DeJohnette | Miles Davis | Wayne Shorter

Sleepy Night

Rating: ★★★

This performance, by what has come to be known as Davis' ‘Lost Quintet’, was taken from his Autumn 1969 tour...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2019

Review of David Murray: Lucky Four

David Murray: Lucky Four

Dave Burrell | David Murray | Victor Lewis | Wilbur Morris

Enja/Pure Pleasure

Rating: ★★★★

When Murray burst onto the free jazz loft scene in New York of the late 1970s, his saxophone style embraced...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: October/2023

Review of Alphonse Mouzon: The Man Incognito

Alphonse Mouzon: The Man Incognito

Alphonse Mouzon | Dave Benoit | Dave Grusin | Gary Grant | George Bohanon | George Duke | Ian Underwood | Lee Ritenour | Ray Pizzi | Tim DeHuff

Soul Brother Records

Rating: ★★★

Ever wondered where Will.i.am got that interstellar soul man look? No? Shame on you: just check the cover of The...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: September/2012

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