Review of Kikoski, Carpenter, Novak, Sheppard: From The Hip

Kikoski, Carpenter, Novak, Sheppard: From The Hip

Bob Sheppard | Dave Carpenter | David Kikoski | Gary Novak

BFM

Rating: ★★★

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

Review of Fofoulah

Fofoulah

Dave Smith | Johnny Brierley | Kaw Secka | Phil Stevenson | Tom Challenger

Glitter Beat

Rating: ★★★

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

Review of Chris Anderson Trio: My Romance/ Inverted Image

Chris Anderson Trio: My Romance/ Inverted Image

Art Taylor | Bill Lee | Chris Anderson | Philly Joe Jones | Walter Perkins

Fresh Sound

Rating: ★★★

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

Review of John Coltrane Quartet: Africa/Brass

John Coltrane Quartet: Africa/Brass

Booker Little | Elvin Jones | Eric Dolphy | Freddie Hubbard | John Coltrane | McCoy Tyner | Paul Chambers | Reggie Workman

Waxtime in Colour

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Miles Davis Quintet with John Coltrane: Classic 1956 Sessions

Miles Davis Quintet with John Coltrane: Classic 1956 Sessions

John Coltrane | Miles Davis | Paul Chambers | Philly Joe Jones | Red Garland

Jazz Images

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of The Miles Davis Quintet: The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions

The Miles Davis Quintet: The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions

John Coltrane | Miles Davis | Paul Chambers | Philly Joe Jones | Red Garland

Editor's Choice

Craft Recordings

Rating: ★★★★★

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

Review of Sun Ra Arkestra: Swirling

Sun Ra Arkestra: Swirling

Cecil Brooks | Danny Ray Thompson | Dave Davis | Dave Hotep | Elson Nascimento | Farid Barron | James Stewart | Knoel Scott | Marshall Allen | Michael Ray

Editor's Choice

Strut Strut

Rating: ★★★★

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

Review of Wayne Shorter: Introducing Wayne Shorter Quintet With Wynton Kelly & Lee Morgan

Wayne Shorter: Introducing Wayne Shorter Quintet With Wynton Kelly & Lee Morgan

Jimmy Cobb | Lee Morgan | Paul Chambers | Philly Joe Jones | Wayne Shorter | Wynton Kelly

Essential Jazz Classics

Rating: ★★★

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

Review of Cannonball Adderley: Sophisticated Swing/Cannonball's Sharpshooters

Cannonball Adderley: Sophisticated Swing/Cannonball's Sharpshooters

Jimmy Cobb | Julian Cannonball Adderley | Junior Mance | Nat Adderley | Sam Jones

Cheesecake Records

Rating: ★★★

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

Review of Eric Revis: Slipknots Through a Looking Glass

Eric Revis: Slipknots Through a Looking Glass

Bill McHenry | Chad Taylor | Darius Jones | Eric Revis | Justin Faulkner | Kris Davis

Pyroclastic Records

Rating: ★★★★

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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