Back in the day, when you and I were young, Maggie, and your local Essoldo offered not one, but two feature films, a newsreel ...

Returning To Forever (Candid CAN 33352) Following my review last month of the Del Sasso Big Band’s revisioning of Chick Corea ...

It might have seemed lately that the tastes of British politicians don’t extend beyond Taylor Swift and Oasis but on 29 ...

This month’s digest starts with two excellent releases from piano-led bands. After a considerable break, Neil Cowley returns ...

The ever-alert Norman Granz took over Billie’s (faltering) career in the 1940s, and featured her extensively in his early ...

For me this album represents an atoll of tranquillity in a sea of chaos. For though it was recorded barely one year ago as I ...

Classically trained and with a lifelong interest in jazz, the versatile and experienced violinist Mathilde Febrer has worked ...

Just before signing for the prestigious Columbia Records label in 1956 the Miles Davis quintet recorded their final four LPs ...