Various Artists: Inspiring The Sixties: The Musical Roots of The Beat Generation
Upbeat and its compiler John Petters have done this sort of thing before. Last time it was Inspiring Elvis with...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: July/2025
Volker Kriegel & Friends: Jazzfest Berlin '81
Eberhard Weber | Ralf Huebner | Thomas Betterman | Volker Kriegel | Wolfgang Schlüter
Guitarist Volker Kriegel (1943-2003) proved to be an impressive partner for vibist Dave Pike who were both inspired by...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2013
Steve Gadd and Friends: Live at Voce
Joey DeFrancesco | Joey Defrancesco | Paul Bollenback | Ronnie Cuber | Steve Gadd
Some records can be enjoyed from the fi rst note, and this is one. Taped live at an off-the-beaten-track eatery...
Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: March/2012
Paolo Fresu/Richard Galliano/Jan Lundgren: Mare Nostrum III
Jan Lundgren | Paolo Fresu | Richard Galliano
Mare Nostrum (literally, ‘Our Sea’) is the latin for the Mediterranean. It’s also the name of a powerful European supercomputer...
Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: March/2019
Charlie Parker: Unheard Bird: The Unissued Takes
Charlie Parker didn't invent the idea of releasing the alternate takes that occur, for musical or technical reasons, during studio...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: September/2016
Chris Morrissey: North Hero
Aaron Parks | Chris Morrissey | Mark Guiliana | Mike Lewis
Chris Morrissey is a young New York-based bassist originally from the Minnesota area with a circle of collaborators that that...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: Dec/Jan/2013/2014
Scott Hamilton: Swedish Ballads… & More
Jan Lundgren | Jesper Lundgaard | Kristian Leth | Scott Hamilton
Concord may have washed their hands of Hamilton, one of their banker artists in the past, but plenty of other...
Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: July/2013
Chris Potter: The Sirens
Chris Potter | Craig Taborn | David Virelles | Eric Harland | Larry Grenadier
Chris Potter is one of the very few contemporary heavyweights in the big US tenor tradition. As a sax sideman...
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2013
Charles Mingus: Complete Columbia & RCA Albums Collection
Compared to the stifling effect of Sony's blanket coverage of Dave Brubeck, their holdings of Mingus are quite modest. Now...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2012
Eivind Opsvik: Overseas IV
Brandon Seabrook | Eivind Opsvik | Jacob Sacks | Kenny Wollesen | Tony Malaby
The instrument at the heart of this recording by the prolific New Yorkbased Norwegian bassist Eivind Opsvik is the harpsichord....
Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: June/2012
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