Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk Deluxe Edition (Atlantic R2 670841/RHINO 603497842384, released 20 May. Album review by Leonard Weinreich)When some empty head on TV exclaims “I’m going to raise my […]
Alyn Shipton’s New Orleans Friends – In Concert(The Last Music Company, BCLB 002. Review by Leonard Weinreich)Jazz, as we know it, first surfaced in New Orleans, a city unique in its country. […]
Malcolm Earle Smith – Vocal Intent(Self-released via Bandcamp. Album review by Leonard Weinreich) Few jazz instrumentalists were consummate jazz vocalists, most notably Louis Armstrong (who invented the art), Fats Waller, Nat Cole […]
Erroll Garner – Symphony Hall Concert (Mack Avenue/Octave Music. Recorded live 17 January 1959 at Symphony Hall, Boston, Ma., U.S.A. Album review by Len Weinreich)Have you ever dreamed that you’re standing on […]
Brandon Goldberg – In Good Time (SR – BSG10002. Album review by Leonard Weinreich) Brandon Goldberg is fifteen years old. That’s right, fifteen. Afficionados don’t often witness the earliest performances of jazz prodigies, nearly […]
Harvey/O’Higgins Project – That’s The Way To Live (Ubuntu Music UBU0094. Review by Leonard Weinreich) My late chum, Al, an omnivorous jazz fan, often referred wistfully to the kind of music that, if you were […]
The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Studio Sessions 1946-1966 (Mosaic Records Limited Edition. Review by Leonard Weinreich) This Mosaic collection, limited to 3,500 copies worldwide, chronicles two fascinating decades of Louis […]
Alyn Shipton – The Art of Jazz: A Visual History (Imagine! Publishing. 256 pp. Book review by Leonard Weinreich) In this sumptuous book, jazz historian, broadcaster and double-bassist Alyn Shipton celebrates the […]
Peggy Lee – The Capitol Transcriptions 1946-1949 (Capitol/Universal. Download review by Leonard Weinreich) 72 restricted Capitol Transcriptions from the 40s constitute a lavish banquet for Peggy Lee admirers. However, if you’re the […]
Tricotism (Craig Milverton/ Sandy Suchodolski/ Nigel Price) – Nostalgia (Nervy CD002, available via Bandcamp. CD Review by Leonard Weinreich) No shame here. And no pretence. The inspiration for Nostalgia is announced upfront: […]
Digby Fairweather – Notes From A Jazz Life (Acrobat ADDCD3322. Double CD. Review by Leonard Weinreich) Thirty-three tracks over two CDs performed by various combinations of artists include John Barnes, Roy Williams, […]
Art Themen – Thane & The Villeins (Hadleigh Jazz Records. CD review by Leonard Weinreich) In the good ol’ days of American legend, when men sported hand-painted ties and automobiles sprouted fins, […]
Erroll Garner – Campus Concert (Mack Avenue Octave Music. MA1162. CD review by Leonard Weinreich) The elf-like Erroll Garner was engulfed by myth: couldn’t read music; in 1947, was the first piano […]
John Bailey – Can You Imagine? (Freedom Road Records FRR 001. CD review by Leonard Weinreich) No hidden sub-text here: the brand name on the label yells it shamelessly. Ever since the […]
Nat ‘King’ Cole – Hittin’ The Ramp: The Early Years Seven CDs comprising 183 tracks recorded between 1936-43. Produced for release by Zev Feldman, George Klabin, Will Friedwald, Seth Berg, Jordan Taylor […]
