Art Pepper: An Afternoon in Norway: The Kongsberg Concert
Art Pepper | Carl Burnett | Milcho Leviev | Tony Dumas
After appearing at Ronnie Scott’s the previous night until 1.30 am, Pepper’s quartet caught an early morning flight to Oslo,...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2025
Various Artists: Great Jazz – The First Ladies of Jazz and Swing
Given that the cover of Jazzwise 300 carried the strapline ‘Women In Jazz Now’, this lively compendium by Upbeat compiler...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: December/2024
Dexter Gordon: North Sea Legendary Concerts
Things for every serious jazz fan to do before they die, number one: catch the North Sea Jazz Festival. This...
Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: April/2014
Joel Harrison 7: Search
The Washington DC guitarist-composer Joel Harrison (and sometime rugged country-blues singer, though not here) has been cooking up his own...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2012
Julian Lage: Arclight
Julian Lage | Kenny Wolleson | Scott Colley
Childhood prodigies rarely soar in their maturity, but Lage, now in his late twenties, is starting to lay down some...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: May/2016
Frankie Newton: The Connoisseur’s Frankie Newton, 1937-1939
Armstrong-tinged trumpeter Newton (1906-1954) may be largely forgotten now, but in his day he stood out as an intriguing, often...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: May/2022
Various artists: Jazz At The Flamingo 10th Anniversary Tribute
In another life, one of this reviewer's many occupations was that of resident compère at Jeff Kruger's Jazz at the...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: March/2012
Dizzy Reece: The Complete Recordings 1954-62
Musicians such as Joe Harriott, Harold McNair, Bogey Gaynair and, in this instance, Dizzy Reece injected the local scene with...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: October/2013
The New Gary Burton Quartet: Guided Tour
Antonio Sánchez | Gary Burton | Julian Lage | Scott Colley
There are vibes players, and then there is Gary Burton, a class of one. By some margin the most accomplished...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2013
Ese & The Vooduu People: Is This Jazz?
So, is it jazz? Gershwin’s ‘Summertime’ is on Is This Jazz?, and George Benson’s ‘On Broadway’ too. But never have...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: February/2025
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