Kikoski, Carpenter, Novak, Sheppard: From The Hip
Bob Sheppard | Dave Carpenter | David Kikoski | Gary Novak
The title says it all. This crack quartet may be known for their fusion associations, but here they play straight-ahead...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: April/2014
Fofoulah
Dave Smith | Johnny Brierley | Kaw Secka | Phil Stevenson | Tom Challenger
I've never liked the term ‘world music’ so, I promise, the words ‘world’ and ‘music’ will not appear in the...
Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: October/2014
Chris Anderson Trio: My Romance/ Inverted Image
Art Taylor | Bill Lee | Chris Anderson | Philly Joe Jones | Walter Perkins
Chicago pianist Chris Anderson could truthfully be called a ‘musician's musician's musician.’ In fact, even some of my most knowledgeable...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: August/2012
John Coltrane Quartet: Africa/Brass
Coltrane Plays the Blues, re-released in a limited edition run by Vinyl Lovers, is without the original cover art, an...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2020
Miles Davis Quintet with John Coltrane: Classic 1956 Sessions
John Coltrane | Miles Davis | Paul Chambers | Philly Joe Jones | Red Garland
We've reached a period where seemingly more attention is being paid to the works of Coltrane than to the great...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: July/2019
The Miles Davis Quintet: The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions
John Coltrane | Miles Davis | Paul Chambers | Philly Joe Jones | Red Garland
This vinyl box, actually presented in the form of ‘an album’ in the way a collection of 12-inch 78rpm records...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2020
Sun Ra Arkestra: Swirling
Since becoming the musical director of Sun Ra's Arkestra in 1993, long standing member Marshall Allen has diligently orbited Ra's...
Reviewed by Edwin Pouncey in issue: December/2020
Wayne Shorter: Introducing Wayne Shorter Quintet With Wynton Kelly & Lee Morgan
Jimmy Cobb | Lee Morgan | Paul Chambers | Philly Joe Jones | Wayne Shorter | Wynton Kelly
It’s almost as if Wayne Shorter had materialised from nowhere. A brief stint with Maynard Ferguson drew attention, but as...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: November/2011
Cannonball Adderley: Sophisticated Swing/Cannonball's Sharpshooters
Jimmy Cobb | Julian Cannonball Adderley | Junior Mance | Nat Adderley | Sam Jones
When Julian (and his brother Nat) rocked up in New York's Greenwich Village in 1955, he appeared to be the...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: October/2014
Eric Revis: Slipknots Through a Looking Glass
Bill McHenry | Chad Taylor | Darius Jones | Eric Revis | Justin Faulkner | Kris Davis
While developing an illustrious profile since 1997 as the bassist in the Branford Marsalis quartet, Eric Revis' achievements as an...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: November/2020
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