Duško Gojković: Doo’s Blues: The 1967 Belgian Radio Recordings

Al Jones | Bent Jædig | BRT Jazzorkest | Duško Gojković | Fats Sadi | Jean Fanis | Jimmy Woode | Roger Vanhaverbeke | Scott Bradford

Fans of that splendid but under-recognised musician, the late Serbian trumpeter and composer Duško Gojković (1931-2023) will be delighted with...

Reviewed by Kevin Whitlock in issue: June/2025

Julian Nicholas and Emil Viklicky: Food of Love

Dave Wickins | Emil Viklicky | Julian Nicholas | Robert Balzar

The big moral here is, get tested for prostate cancer. Now. Food of Love is dedicated to the memory of...

Reviewed by Andy Robson in issue: June/2025

Peggy Lee: From The Vaults Vols. 1–4

Armando Peraza | Benny Carter | Billy May | Dave Barbour | Dave Cavanaugh | Dean Martin | Eddie Miller | Frank De Vol | Gene Di Novi | George Shearing

This four-volume digital-only set collects together a mixture of rare and (from the LP era) well-known tracks by Peggy Lee,...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: June/2025

Eraldo Bernocchi/Prakash Sontakke: Invisible Strings

Mixing up Hindustani classical music with Brian Eno-inspired ambient rock is the basis of this trippy sounding set of originals...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: February/2017

Bill Holman: The Original Bill Holman Big Band

Three LPs (from 1957-60) on two CDs show off this all-star Los Angeles aggregation at its best, with Holman's writing...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: May/2016

Jaki Byard: The Late Show

Jaki Byard

Jaki's name is still strongly associated with his Mingus period (1962-65), but a recent Byard reissue (reviewed in Jazzwise 180)...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2014

Count Basie/Lester Young: Classic 1936-47 Count Basie and Lester Young Studio Sessions

Argonne Thornton | Benny Goodman | Benny Morton | Bill Coleman | Bobby Moore | Buck Clayton | Buddy Rich | Carl Smith | Chico Hamilton | Chu Berry

The early Basie band brought new levels of blues feeling and informality to the big-band scene. In addition, the leader's...

Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: October/2016

Jeff Williams: Outlier

Jeff Williams | Josh Arcoleo | Kit Downes | Phil Robson | Sam Lasserson

Now based in both London and New York, the Ohio-raised veteran drummer Jeff Williams initially established his name on the...

Reviewed by Selwyn Harris in issue: May/2016

Greg Osby and Florian Arbenz: Reflections of the Eternal Line

Florian Arbenz | Greg Osby

Inspired by a series of paintings by the visual artist Stephan Spicher, whose workshop became the recording studio for this...

Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: February/2021

Kang Tae Hwan/Midori Takada: An Eternal Moment

Not an exactly relaxing album, the first 41-minute track of shed-building percussion, birdlike twittering and atonal random honking is something...

Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: September/2019