Ellis, born 'out in the country' of Farmersville, Texas talked about moving on to work with Glen Gray, Jimmy Dorsey and Oscar ...

Since its inception seven years ago, the Hidden Jazz Club has grown in influence and reputation with one key distinguishing ...

Mark Gilbert sensed a lot of style and not much content in the second album from Ornette Coleman's Prime Time bassist ...

Thirty years ago Mark Gilbert hailed McLaughlin's adoption of unequivocal, straightahead jazz, albeit with vibrato bar, in a ...

David Badham welcomed the soulful Caribbean warmth and the percussion-lite Latin vibe of the second album from the ...

Thirty years ago Michael Tucker recommended the latest manifestation of Erskine's flight from the jazz-rock of Weather Report ...

Forty years ago vibist Mike Mainieri talked about Paul Whiteman, Buddy Rich, farming, the hippie era, the history of Steps ...

Simon Adams heard the Celestial Traveller reverting mostly to the 30s heyday of swing and issuing a 12" single aimed at the ...

Mark Gilbert welcomed the landmark session in which John Scofield applied his polytonal jazz attitude to a range of popular ...

Graham Boatfield thought that efforts in London to marry jazz and poetry were a failure and recommended instead Langston ...

Peter Tanner felt short-changed by Brubeck's pretentious, jazz-free exoticism, finding the cover painting and the Japanese ...

Mike Shera was mystified that a session distinguished by the 'constant swing and excellent ideas' of Tommy Whittle should ...