Review of Sarah Vaughan: Live in Tokyo

Sarah Vaughan: Live in Tokyo

Barry Harris | Leroy Williams | Sam Jones

Editor's Choice

Xanadu

Rating: ★★★

Recorded at the Nakano Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, in September 1973, this twofer documents the inimitable Sarah Vaughan at the...

Reviewed by Peter Quinn in issue: August/2016

Review of Alan Skidmore: A Supreme Love

Alan Skidmore: A Supreme Love

Alan Haven | Alan Jackson | Alan Skidmore | Alexis Korner | Ali Haurand | Alphonse Mouzon | Andrew Cleyndert | Arnie Somogyi | Barnaby Dickinson | Bert Courtney

Confront

Rating: ★★★★★

It's testament to the richness of Skid's considerable output over the years that this box set of almost entirely unreleased...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: July/2023

Review of Joe Locke: Lay Down My Heart - Blue and Ballads Vol 1

Joe Locke: Lay Down My Heart - Blue and Ballads Vol 1

David Finck | Jaimeo Brown | Joe Locke | Ryan Cohan

Motéma

Rating: ★★★

Joe Locke has a personal voice, fluency to spare and a sound that shimmers with the metallic soul of Milt...

Reviewed by Mike Hobart in issue: August/2013

Review of Takeo Moriyama: East Plants

Takeo Moriyama: East Plants

Hideaki Mochizuki | Shuichi Enomoto | Takeo Moriyama | Toshiko Inoue | Yohji Sadanari

BBE

Rating: ★★★

The BBE Jazz Masterclass reissue series continues apace with another fine offering from Japan. Drummer Moriyama is not well known...

Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: November/2018

Review of Karuna Trio: Imaginary Archipelago

Karuna Trio: Imaginary Archipelago

Adam Rudolph | Hamid Drake | Ralph M Jones

Meta Meta

Rating: ★★★

Think of this ethnographically liberated unit as a direct descendant of Codona, the late-1970s/early-80s trio of percussionist Nana Vasconcelos, sitar/tabla...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: August/2020

Review of Jim Black Trio: Somatic

Jim Black Trio: Somatic

Elias Stemeseder | Jim Black | Thomas Morgan

Winter & Winter

Rating: ★★★

One of the most imaginative drummers in New York, Seattle’s Jim Black has worked with Tim Berne and Dave Douglas...

Reviewed by Marcus O'Dair in issue: March/2012

Review of The Generations Quartet: Invitation

The Generations Quartet: Invitation

Dave Liebman

Self-release

Rating: ★★★★

The generations Quartet is a well-integrated band since it comprises Liebman with three generations of jazz musicians he has mentored...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: November/2020

Review of Paul Desmond/Gerry Mulligan: Two of a Mind

Paul Desmond/Gerry Mulligan: Two of a Mind

Connie Kay | Ed Shaughnessy | Gerry Mulligan | Jim Hall | Joe Benjamin | John Beal | Mel Lewis | Paul Desmond | Wendell Marshall

Essential Jazz Classics

Rating: ★★★

Paul Desmond's style, tone and conception on alto saxophone remain unique in jazz to this day. In his time he...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: April/2014

Review of Stanley Cowell: Reminiscent plus A Xmas Suite

Stanley Cowell: Reminiscent plus A Xmas Suite

Billy Drummond | Jay Anderson | Stanley Cowell

SteepleChase

Rating: ★★★

The often neglected Cowell, who turns 70 in May, has long had a reputation as a pianist and thinker. His...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: March/2016

Review of Red Garland Trio: Swingin' On The Korner

Red Garland Trio: Swingin' On The Korner

Leroy Vinnegar | Philly Joe Jones | Red Garland

Elemental

Rating: ★★★★

Garland's somewhat intermittent career included periods of considerable popularity, initially through his association with Miles and Coltrane. Throughout, he retained...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: February/2015

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