Bill Bruford: The Winterfold and Summerfold Years
This three-CD boxed set of numerous Bruford projects, well-presented with accompanying liner notes, highlights the frequently strong jazz bias of...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: March/2025
Mike Walker: Ropes
Manchester's Mike Walker, one of the most exciting and imaginative jazz-to-fusion guitarists in Europe, has been thrilling audiences and captivating...
Reviewed by John Fordham in issue: May/2019
Tubby Hayes: Little Giant Steps
The only bad thing about this indispensable four-disc set is its title. For a start, the ‘Little Giant’ was Johnny...
Reviewed by Jack Massarik in issue: May/2013
Stan Getz: Four Classic Albums Focus/West Coast Jazz/The Soft Swing/Cool Velvet
No matter the genre Focus – the masterwork that Eddie Sauter devised as a showcase for Stan Getz in 1961...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: August/2012
Robert Glasper: Black Radio (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
By the time he made Black Radio in 2012, Robert Glasper was one of the biggest new names in jazz,...
Reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre in issue: Dec/Jan/2022/2023
The Gil Evans Orchestra: Live at Fabrik
This is the ‘Monday Night’ band that appeared regularly at The Sweet Basil. I saw it several times there, and...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: May/2022
Art Farmer: Four Classics Albums-Portrait Of Art Farmer/Modern Art/Art Farmer Quintet Featuring Gigi Gryce/The Jazztet &
Art Farmer's CV might well be one of the most impressive in modern jazz, but, despite recording many well-received albums,...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: September/2012
Frank Zappa: Waka/Wazoo
1972 was a weird year for Frank Zappa. Confined to a wheelchair while recovering from being attacked onstage at the...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: February/2023
Leon Spencer: Where I’m Coming From
Texas-born Spencer (1945–2012) is today little-known, but was in the early 1970s an in-demand jazz organist, playing on sessions for...
Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: February/2024
Centipede: Septober Energy
Centipede are more the stuff of legend than stuff of substance, given they only released one album and played barely...
Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: November/2022
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