Jutta Hipp/Walter Davis Jr/McCoy Tyner/Herbie Hancock: Jazz Piano: Four Classic Albums

This is a slightly odd idea, four individual debut ‘jazz piano’ albums (from Blue Note and Impulse!) conjoined for no...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2018

Cannonball Adderley and Miles Davis: Somethin' Else

Art Blakey | Cannonball Adderley | Hank Jones | Jimmy Cobb | Miles Davis | Paul Chambers | Sam Jones | Sonny Stitt | Wynton Kelly

With sound as good (though slightly less bass-heavy) as the official RVG/Blue Note reissue, this has an extra live Newport...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2019

Maynard Ferguson: M. F. Horn 4 & 5 - Live at Jimmy's

Andy Macintosh | Bob Summers | Bruce Johnstone | Danny Cahn | Ferdinand Povel | Gragam Ellis | John De Flon | Lin Biviano | Maynard Ferguson | Pete Jackson

As is often the case, the flawless execution of Maynard Ferguson’s large band belies the fact that it was recorded...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: March/2018

Erroll Garner: Dreamstreet

Alvin Stoller | Eddie Calhoun | Erroll Garner | Keith Mitchell | Kelly Martin

Erroll Garner couldn't read a note of music. Not that it affected his career a jot. His Concert By The...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: Dec/Jan/2019/2020

Jameszoo with Metropole Orkest: Melkweg

Frank Wienk | Jameszoo | John Dikeman | Jules Buckley | Metropole Orkest | Niels Broos | Richard Spaven

“Naïve computer jazz” is how Mitchel van Dinther, aka Jameszoo, describes his music, and indeed his 2016 debut Fool, on...

Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: July/2019

Scott Hamilton: Classics

Hand Backenroth | Jan Lundgren | Kristian Leth | Scott Hamilton

Hamilton’s inaugural album for the US Concord label was recorded in 1977 and released as Scott Hamilton Is A Good...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: September/2022

Hobby Horse: Helm

The sax-bass-drums trio of Dan Kinzelman, Joe Rehmer and Stefano Tamborrino mix up ambient electronica, nu-prog, chamber minimalism, and post-Downtown...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: April/2018

Lester Young: Complete Live At The Argyle 1950

Jessie Drake | Jo Jones | Joe Shulman | Kenny Drew | Lester Young

As Lester Young entered the last decade of his often turbulent life, it became obvious that he was in decline...

Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: April/2016

Butcher/Lash/Russell/Sanders: Discernment

Dominic Lash | John Butcher | John Russell | Mark Sanders

Bristol-based double bass player Dominic Lash has a been a steadfast and scholarly figure in the UK improvised music community...

Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: September/2021

Joe Magnarelli: Magic Trick

Andy Fusco | Ben Wolfe | Byron Landon | Joe Magnarelli | John Hart

I was less than enthusiastic about trumpeter Magnarelli in a recent review. Happily, it's possible to be rather more appreciative...

Reviewed by Peter Vacher in issue: August/2018