Zrazy: Dream On

A Dublin-based female vocal/piano duo in the lineage of such affecting jazzy singer-songwriters as Rickie Lee Jones, Randy Crawford and...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: October/2015

Randi Tytingvåg: Three

Ferenc Nemeth | Lionel Loueke | Massimo Biolcati

The Norwegian vocalist Randi Tytingvag demonstrates a warm, attractive tone throughout her acoustic trio's set of mainly covers that have...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2020

Ernie Watts: Chariots of Fire

This is the commercial side of Watts, presented with relentless bad taste on Quincy Jones's label, and showing none of...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2015

Ray Charles: True Genius

Al Grey | Albert McQueen | Andy Ennis | Ben Martin | Bennie Powell | Betty Carter | Budd Johnson | Chaka Kahn | Clark Terry | Cleo Laine

When Ray Charles left Atlantic Records in 1960 and set up his own label Tangerine in partnership with ABC Paramount,...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2021

Cannonball Adderley: Them Dirty Blues

Albert ‘Tootie’ Heath | Barry Harris | Bobby Timmons | Cannonball Adderley | Jimmy Cobb | Louis Hayes | Nat Adderley | Paul Chambers | Percy Heath | Sam Jones

Being squeezed between Miles Davis and John Coltrane in the former's sextet for close on two years (1957-59) refined Cannonball's...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: July/2018

John Coltrane: Blue Train + Giant Steps

Art Davis | Art Taylor | Billy Higgins | Curtis Fuller | Elvin Jones | Eric Dolphy | Freddie Hubbard | Jimmy Cobb | John Coltrane | Kenny Drew

And still they come… Jazz Images, again. Coltrane once more. Another pairing of classic albums served up with a further...

Reviewed by Simon Spillett in issue: October/2019

Jeff Williams: The Listener

Duane Eubanks | Jeff Williams | John Hébert | John O'Gallagher

Jeff Williams’ sensitive cymbals and light-touch pulse reflect four decades of drumming with the high and mighty and a CV...

Reviewed by Mike Hobert in issue: July/2013

Slowly Rolling Camera: All Things

Abigail Blackman | Aidan Thorne | Ben Waghorn | Catrin Win Morgan | Christiana Mavron | Dave Stapleton | David Brodowski | Deri Roberts | Dionne Bennett | Elliot Bennett

This is modern soul with an epic, urgent sound, built on the axis of Dionne Bennett and Dave Stapleton's arrangements....

Reviewed by Nick Hasted in issue: Dec/Jan/2016/2017

Lee Ritenour: The Captain's Journey/Feel The Night/Rio

Abe Laboriel | Alex Acuna | Anthony Jackson | Bill Champlin | Buddy Williams | Dave Grusin | David Foster | Ernie Watts | Ian Underwood | Jay Graydon

A treble-pack of Captain Fingers in his funky fusion prime. These albums were the first under the guiding hand of...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: September/2015

Mike Westbrook Orchestra: Catania

Adrian Lane | Alan Barnes | Alan Wakeman | Andy Grappy | Anthony Kerr | Chris Biscoe | Chris Caldwell | Danilo Terenzi | Dave Plews | Dominique Pifarely

A record of a remarkable free festival, not previously released but recently reprised in that the Westbrooks returned only last...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: Feb/2019