Review of The Jazz Makers: Ronnie Ross & Allan Ganley

The Jazz Makers: Ronnie Ross & Allan Ganley

Allan Ganley | Art Ellefson | Bill Eyden | Brian Dee | Harry Klein | Malcolm Cecil | Ronnie Ross | Stan Jones | Stan Wasser | Tony Mann

Fresh Sound

Rating: ★★★★

A clever and interesting pairing by Jordi Pujol. Two of the best British jazz groups at the end of the...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: June/2014

Review of The Miles Davis Quintet & Sextet: Walkin'

The Miles Davis Quintet & Sextet: Walkin'

Dave Schildkraut | Gil Coggins | Horace Silver | Jackie McLean | JJ Johnson | Kenny Clarke | Lucky Thompson | Miles Davis | Percy Heath

American Jazz Classics

Rating: ★★★★

Miles Davis’ album Walkin’ is one of those albums that should be in every jazz fan’s album collection. Recorded after...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2020

Review of Fiona Ross: Thoughts, Conversations and To-Do Lists

Fiona Ross: Thoughts, Conversations and To-Do Lists

Ashaine White | Dave Boa | Derek Daley | Fiona Ross | Gibbi Bettini | Loren Hignell | Marley Drummond | Nancy Richardson | Warren Woodcraft

Self-released/Bandcamp

Rating: ★★★★

London-based singer and pianist Fiona Ross has a way with a hook and a voice whose sweetness belies its impressive...

Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: July/2023

Review of Tommaso Starace Harmony Less Quartet: Narrow Escape

Tommaso Starace Harmony Less Quartet: Narrow Escape

Dave O'Higgins | Davide Liberti | Ruben Bellavia | Tommaso Starace

Music Center

Rating: ★★★

Milan-born and UK-educated saxophonist Tommaso Starace makes his devotion to hard bop pretty clear on Narrow Escape, but it's no...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: May/2019

Review of Chet Baker and Jack Sheldon: In Perfect Harmony: The Lost Album

Chet Baker and Jack Sheldon: In Perfect Harmony: The Lost Album

Chet Baker | Dave Frishberg | Jack Marshall | Jack Sheldon | Joe Mondragon | Nick Ceroli

Editor's Choice

Jazz Detective

Rating: ★★★

Several biographical accounts date Chet Baker’s return to playing, after the 1966 assault that cost him his front teeth, to...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2024

Review of Broken Shadows

Broken Shadows

Chris Speed | Dave King | Reid Anderson | Tim Berne

Intakt Records

Rating: ★★★★

Paying homage to Ornette Coleman isn’t something new for The Bad Plus, of which this band contains three - yes...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2021

Review of Richard Galliano: Nino Rota

Richard Galliano: Nino Rota

Boris Kozlov | Clarence Penn | Dave Douglas | John Surman | Richard Galliano

Deutsche Grammophon

Rating: ★★★★

One of the stronger performances of last year’s London Jazz Festival was by Richard Galliano’s La Strada Quintet dedicated to...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: March/2012

Review of Mark Lockheart: Dreamers

Mark Lockheart: Dreamers

Dave Smith | Elliot Galvin | Mark Lockheart | Tom Herbert

Editor's Choice

Edition

Rating: ★★★★

If jazz is the music of sweet certain surprise, then Lockheart is the man for you. His last two Edition...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: February/2022

Review of Kenny Wheeler: Angel Song

Kenny Wheeler: Angel Song

Bill Frisell | Dave Holland | Kenny Wheeler | Lee Konitz

ECM Luminessence

Rating: ★★★★

Wheeler once told me that the Angel Song album took shape out of a series of discussions he had with...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2024

Review of Gerry Mulligan Quartet: Spring in Stockholm: Live at Konserthuset 1959

Gerry Mulligan Quartet: Spring in Stockholm: Live at Konserthuset 1959

Art Farmer | Bill Crow | Dave Bailey | Gerry Mulligan

Editor's Choice

New Land

Rating: ★★★★

The quartet Gerry Mulligan fronted with Art Farmer from April 1958 until the late summer of 1959 was, according to...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2024

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