Knut Rössler and Johannes Vogt: Octagon: Between the Times
Günter Lenz | Johannes Vogt | Knut Rössler | Ute Kreidler | Werner Goos
No one could accuse ACT boss Siggi Loch of going for the easy sell. Knut Rössler and Johannes Vogt's previous...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: June/2010
Sonny Rollins: Holding The Stage: Road Shows Vol.4
The earliest music here is a straight reissue, down to the sleeve typo, of the 1959 set reviewed favourably in...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: June/2016
Fabian Almazan Trio: Personalities
Fabian Almazan | Henry Cole | Karen Walluch | Linda Oh | Meg Okura | Megan Gould | Noah Hatfield
One of the best ways to succeed in music today, it seems, is to be associated with trumpeter/composer Terence Blanchard....
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: February/2012
Ornette Coleman: Original Album Series: The Shape Of Jazz To Come/Change Of The Century/This Is Our Music/Free Jazz/Orne
Although his work for Impulse, Blue Note, Columbia, Flying Dutchman and his own Harmolodic label should by no means be...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2011
Terje Rypdal: Bleak House
Christian Reim | Jan Garbarek | Jon Christensen | Terje Rypdal | Terje Venaas | Tom Karlsen
Ah, to be 21, your Strat strapped on and a horn-laden band to big you up: and not to mention...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: September/2018
Bill Evans: Tales: Live in Copenhagen, 1964
Bill Evans | Chuck Israels | Eddie Gomez | Larry Bunker | Marty Morell
It’s not often that a recording comes along from over half a century ago that has never been released before,...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: December/January/2023/2024
Maceo Parker: Soul Classics
Christian McBride | Cora Coleman-Dunham | Maceo Parker | Michael Abene | WDR Big Band Cologne
While the premise here is sound – a legendary American horn player fronting a very able European big band –...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: Dec/Jan/2012/2013
Miles Davis: North Sea Legendary Concerts
This concert was recorded on 13th July 1985, when Miles Davis opened the second day (Saturday) of the North Sea...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2014
Zoot Sims: Leader & Sideman: Four Classic Albums
A treasure trove for connoisseurs of mainstream-modern groove, this CD-double uncovers four albums – Stretchin' Out, Starring Zoot Sims, Down...
Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: September/2012
William Russo/Kenny Baker: Russo In London/Kenny Baker-Blowing Up A Storm
Kenny Baker | Ron Simmonds | William Russo
Vocalion can always be relied upon to seek out those albums that, with the passing of time, might otherwise have...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: June/2013
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