Review of Serge Chaloff: Boss Baritone

Serge Chaloff: Boss Baritone

Al Cohn | Al Haig | Allen Eager | Artie Bernstein | Barbara Carroll | Bennie Green | Bill Harris | Boots Mussulli | Bud Powell | Buddy Jones

Properbox

Rating: ★★★★

One of Woody Herman’s original sainted Four Brothers, poll winning baritone saxist Serge Chaloff had it all: a sharp dresser,...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: November/2011

Review of Kenny Barron: At The Piano

Kenny Barron: At The Piano

Kenny Barron

Xanadu Master Edition

Rating: ★★★★

Sad to say, I never previously caught up with this debut solo album, even in a previous CD edition. Compared...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: February/2016

Review of Ben Wendel: All One

Ben Wendel: All One

Ben Wendel | Bill Frisell | Cécile McLorin Salvant | Elena Pinderhughes | José James | Terence Blanchard | Tigran Hamasyan

Edition

Rating: ★★

Major props to Dave Stapleton and his team for putting together such a wide-ranging, diverse catalogue of albums at Edition,...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2023

Review of Donald Byrd/Gigi Gryce: The Complete Jazz Lab Sessions

Donald Byrd/Gigi Gryce: The Complete Jazz Lab Sessions

Art Taylor | Benny Powell | Bob Brookmeyer | Don Abney | Don Butterfield | Donald Byrd | Duke Jordan | Ernie Royal | Gigi Gryce | Hank Jones

Jazz Dynamics

Rating: ★★★

Two front line horns plus a three-piece rhythm section were to hard bop what three guitars and drums were to...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: August/2013

Review of Linda Oh: Sun Pictures

Linda Oh: Sun Pictures

Ben Wendel | James Muller | Linda Oh | Ted Poor

Greenleaf Music

Rating: ★★★

Apparently Australian bassist/composer Linda Oh spent her youth playing in Red Hot Chili Peppers cover bands. You'd never guess she...

Reviewed by Robert Shore in issue: February/2014

Review of Deep dive into The Divine: Sarah Vaughan: The Divine One – A Centenary Tribute: Her 50 Finest 1944-62

Deep dive into The Divine: Sarah Vaughan: The Divine One – A Centenary Tribute: Her 50 Finest 1944-62

Al Casey | Al Haig | Al McKibbon | Benny Green | Big Nick Nicholas | Bill De Arango | Billy Butterfield | Billy Kyle | Billy Taylor | Bob Haggart

Editor's Choice

Retrospective

Rating: ★★★★

In Sarah Vaughan’s centenary year, it’s great to have a reminder of her route to stardom, and this collection manages...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2024

Review of Billie Holiday: The Complete Billie Holiday Songbook

Billie Holiday: The Complete Billie Holiday Songbook

Aaron Bell | Artie Shaw | Barney Kessel | Ben Webster | Bernard Addison | Bernie Privin | Bill Stegmeyer | Billie Holiday | Bob Haggart | Bobby Hackett

Essential Jazz Classics

Rating: ★★★★

This 2CD set is two entirely separate albums in one cover. The idea is to draw together all the songs...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2018

Review of Nat King Cole: Live in Tokyo

Nat King Cole: Live in Tokyo

Barry Harris | Leroy Williams | Sam Jones

Xanadu

Rating: ★★★

A document rather than an album – the soundtrack of a Japanese TV show (with a bonus BBC special thrown...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: August/2016

Review of Harry Connick Jr: Every Man Should Know

Harry Connick Jr: Every Man Should Know

Harry Connick Jr

Sony Music

Rating: ★★

Presenting 12 self-penned songs for which he also wrote the arrangements, this latest from the singer-songwriter offers a little bit...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: September/2013

Review of Shintaro Quintet: Evolution

Shintaro Quintet: Evolution

Shintaro Nakamura

Streetnoise/BBE

Rating: ★★★

British label BBE's ‘ J Jazz Master series’, which focuses on independent and largely unknown parts of the Japanese scene...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: March/2021

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