Jazz CD Reviews Articles

Ken McIntyre With Eric Dolphy – Looking Ahead – Craft Recordings

A seminal collaboration between two early 60’s jazz icons gets a vinyl upgrade!

Great jazz crosses cultural boundaries….

A mostly Metheny tribute with memorable music.

This is a welcome vinyl upgrade of a hard bop legend!

A big bonus—Listening to top grade jazz can be lucrative... Charlie Porter – Cipher – PHP Records #PHP006 - 56:11 - CD...

Gary Bartz remains eternally vibrant at 83... Gary Bartz & NTU – The Eternal Tenure of Sound – Damage Control –...

The DEFINITIVE vinyl version of Sketches of Spain... Miles Davis – Sketches of Spain – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab...

Manna from jazz heaven, Nat King Cole, live in Chicago from 1953, in superb acoustics... Nat King Cole – Live at The...

Jazz guitarist Bill Frisell goes big. Bill Frisell – Orchestras – [TrackList follows] – Blue Note 00602458837339, CD1:...

A unique tour de force take on Ellington and Strayhorn, from Brian Landrus... Brian Landrus Plays Ellington &...

Universal Music Group releases a third album in the ECM Luminessence series. Old And New Dreams – ECM Records ECM 1154...

A dream soul jazz group...No doubt! Vincent Herring & Something Else – Soul Jazz – Smoke Sessions Records...

Benjamin Koppel, once again tackles major historical issues, in a musical setting... Benjamin Koppel – Story of...

Verve/Universal Music Group releases a re-mastered vinyl of an obscure, but highly entertaining 70’s album. La Clave –...

Jihye Lee - tackling sensitive subjects in another top jazz orchestral setting.. Jihye Lee Orchestra – Infinite...

Still a vital jazz source at nearly 81 years old... Kenny Barron – Beyond This Place – Artworks Records/PIAS – CD -...