Various Artists: Classic Black & White Jazz Sessions
The middle of a World War, during a national shortage of shellac, might seem the craziest time to start a...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2022
Loz Speyer's Time Zone: Clave Sin Embargo
Andy Ball | Dave Manington | Loz Speyer | Martin Hathaway | Maurizio Ravalico | Stuart Hall
Loz Speyer has long been on the list of idiosyncratic British jazz musicians arguably requiring further attention. Following 2017's Inner...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020
Arun Ghosh: but where are you really from?
After three acoustic albums, Arun Ghosh's first ‘electric’ album might appear an abrupt change of musical direction. In fact, since...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2017
Van Morrison: …It's Too Late to Stop Now…Volumes II, III, IV & DVD
Bill Atwood | Dave Shaw | David Hayes | Jack Schroer | Jeff Labes | John Platania | Van Morrison
Van Morrison's double album It's Too Late to Stop Now has long been considered one of the greatest live albums...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: October/2016
Ben Crosland Quintet: The Ray Davies Songbook
Ben Crosland | Dave O’Higgins | John Etheridge | Sebastian de Krom | Steve Lodder
The only surprise is that nobody's done it before! There's barely a songwriter of the 1960s who hasn’t been pillaged,...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: July/2016
Lou Donaldson: Midnight Sun/Blues Walk
Blue Note wasn't any different than most labels in that it wanted breadand-butter artists on their wish list – those...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: October/2015
Nick Finzer: Dreams, Visions, Illusions
Alex Wintz | Dave Baron | Glenn Zalenski | Jimmy Macbride | Lucas Pino | Nick Finzer
The latest album from trombonist Nick Finzer's established sextet explores the role of the muse through a set of workman-like...
Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: July/2023
Georgia Mancio/Alan Broadbent: A Story Left Untold
Alan Broadbent | Andrew Cleyndert | Dave Ohm | FAME’s Studio Orchestra | Georgia Mancio
Completing a critically-acclaimed trilogy following Songbook (2017) and Quiet Is The Star (2021), the latest collaboration between vocalist Georgia Mancio...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: May/2025
Nat Adderley: Nat Adderley Four Classic Albums That's Nat Adderley/Introducing Nat Adderley/To The Ivy League/Much Brass
Though he managed to carve out a solo career while still a member of brother Cannonball's various quintets and sextets,...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: October/2012
Emily Saunders: Outsiders Insiders
Bruno Heinen | Byron Wallen | Dave Whitford | Emily Saunders | Jon Scott | Trevor Mires
I was a huge fan of Emily Saunders' 2011 debut Cotton Skies, not least because it showcased an artist who...
Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: March/2015
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