Acrobat

Whoever buys it will be delighted; its every alto sax utterance reminds us of just why Parker continues to matter. Recommended. — Jazzwise, September 2021, 5 out of 5 starsMore…

Even if Gray’s version of Verdi’s ‘Anvil Chorus’ and Larry Clinton’s take on Debussy’s ‘Reverie’ aren’t to everyone’s taste, the 121 tracks on this 5 CD collection are all you really need of... — Jazzwise, December 2021 - January 2022, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

The sides with Oscar Peterson’s quartet are accomplished and polished, but here they serve as a curtain-raiser for the two selections from the Quartet with DeFranco and Art Tatum. These (‘A... — Jazzwise, August 2022, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

For a singer who was quite as popular, well-known and long-lived as Chris Connor, touring in late 1950s packages with the likes of Brubeck and Mulligan, after working with Stan Kenton and Claude... — Jazzwise, December 2021 - January 2022, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

…if you've never studied Tatum in depth, now is the time to start. — Jazzwise, September 2021, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

These are halcyon days for those keen to hoover up Art Farmer reissues at modest cost… Good music all the way. — Jazzwise, March 2024More…

A substantial showcase for, and ideal introduction to, a talented, under-documented artist who deserves more attention, and thus unreservedly recommended. — Jazzwise, June 2023More…

Overall, this is a valuable and well put-together anthology, that gives a good rounded portrait of Bailey – and sitting almost dead-centre among the 73 tracks is her signature song ‘Rockin’... — Jazzwise, February 2024More…

By 1928 [Cootie] was in New York, playing briefly with Chick Webb before joining Ellington in February 1929 and staying. It's from more or less this point that [jazz author Steve] Bowie kicks... — Jazzwise, June 2024More…

Whether singing Comden and Green, dipping into other Broadway shows, or anticipating her later more ironic club performances concerning her ‘gentlemen friends’, this welcome set leads us gently... — Jazzwise, November 2022, 4 out of 5 starsMore…