Review of Miles Davis: Three Classic Albums Plus (Second Set)

Miles Davis: Three Classic Albums Plus (Second Set)

Bill Evans | Cannonball Adderley | Hank Mobley | Jimmy Cobb | John Coltrane | Miles Davis | Paul Chambers | Philly Joe Jones | Red Garland | Wynton Kelly

Avid Jazz

Rating: ★★★

Stop me if I've said this before (er, actually, don't please Ed. I'm raising a valid point!) but can someone...

Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: October/2019

Review of Louis Stewart: Out On His Own

Louis Stewart: Out On His Own

Louis Stewart

Livia Records

Rating: ★★★

The virtuoso Irish guitarist Louis Stewart (1944-2016) first released this solo recital on the Irish Livia label in 1977 as...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: April/2023

Review of Monty Alexander: Here Comes The Sun

Monty Alexander: Here Comes The Sun

Duffy Jackson | Eugene Wright | Montego Joe | Monty Alexander

MPS

Rating: ★★★★

Jamaican-born pianist Alexander moved to New York and made an early break-through in the 1960s, cast by some as the...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: February/2018

Review of Eli Degibri: Soul Station - A Tribute To Hank Mobley

Eli Degibri: Soul Station - A Tribute To Hank Mobley

Eli Degibri | Eviatar Slivnik | Tamir Shmerling | Tom Oren

Degibri Records

Rating: ★★★

Israeli saxophonist Eli Degibri, a sometime sideman for Herbie Hancock, Al Foster, and the Mingus Big Band, has made a...

Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019

Review of Paul Grabowsky: Solo

Paul Grabowsky: Solo

Andrew McCormack

Ubuntu Music

Rating: ★★★★

Paul Grabowsky is one of the major figures in the Australian jazz scene, but it would be fair to say...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: July/2020

Review of Cautious Clay: Karpeh

Cautious Clay: Karpeh

Alwyn Robinson | Ambrose Akinmusire | Arooj Aftab | Cautious Clay | Daniel Pappalardo | Immanuel Wilkins | Joel Ross | Joshua Crumbly | Joshua Karpeh | Julian Lage

Editor's Choice

Blue Note

Rating: ★★★★

Ohio-born multi-instrumentalist Joshua Karpeh – aka Cautious Clay (yes, it’s a play on Muhammed Ali’s birth name) – is perhaps...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: December/January/2023/2024

Review of Lee Konitz: The Real Lee Konitz

Lee Konitz: The Real Lee Konitz

Billy Bauer | Dick Scott | Don Ferrara | Kenny Clarke | Lee Konitz | Oscar Pettiford | Peter Ind | Ronnie Ball | Sal Mosca | Warne Marsh

Atlantic/Warner

Rating: ★★★

The only problem with these two collectors' items is visual. Their packaging is in Japanese, with those tiny reproductions of...

Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: February/2014

Review of Various Artists: Cosmic Forest: The Spiritual Sound Of MPS

Various Artists: Cosmic Forest: The Spiritual Sound Of MPS

Albert Mangelsdorff | Dave Pike | George Gruntz | Hannibal & The Sunrise Orchestra | Michael Naura | Nathan Davis | The Third Wave | Tony Scott

Rating: ★★★★

A label with real kudos among collectors, Germany’s MPS peaked between the early and mid-1970s. The catalogue bulged with recordings...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: Dec/Jan/2018/2019

Review of Lem Winchester: New Faces At Newport/A Tribute To Clifford Brown

Lem Winchester: New Faces At Newport/A Tribute To Clifford Brown

Lem Winchester

Fresh Sounds

Rating: ★★★

Don't know about nowadays, but the vibraphone was once regarded as the most difficult instrument to record; the sound of...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: May/2013

Review of Wayne Escoffery Quintet: Live at Firehouse 12

Wayne Escoffery Quintet: Live at Firehouse 12

Jason Brown | Orrin Evans | Rachel Z | Rashaan Carter | Wayne Escoffery

Sunnyside

Rating: ★★★★

Different generations of Escofferys have made important contributions to various branches of black British music, generally on the R&B and...

Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: May/2014

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