Sixty years ago Steve Voce welcomed Jordan's vocals as a spectacular relief from Blue Note's bloody-minded tenorists and noisy organ-players The post JJ 07/64: Sheila Jordan – Portrait Of Sheila appeared first on Jazz Journal ..read more

Saxophonist Garrett plays with typical flair over electronic backgrounds, including a updated view of Miles Davis's voodoo rundown The post Kenny Garrett & SVOY: Who Killed AI? appeared first on Jazz Journal ..read more

Reissue on high-grade vinyl of the 1974 set in which saxophonist Jan Garbarek plays over string pieces written by Keith Jarrett The post Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek: Luminessence appeared first on Jazz Journal ..read more

The young Americans brought an even younger band to London, featuring Munir Hossn, Grégoire Maret, Wesley Ritenour and Tatiana Parra The post Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin at Ronnie Scott’s appeared first on Jazz Journal ..read more

That there has been an understandable reluctance on the part of some critics in this country to comment adversely on the work of Dave Brubeck is probably because Dave, both in his playing and most certainly in his relationship with the press, always evinces such a nice-guy quality that it seems nothing short of caddish […] The post JJ 07/64: The Dave Brubeck Quartet appeared first on Jazz Journal ..read more

Canadian singer and pianist flirts with kitsch but stays firm in a wistful set of Latin and light-rock originals featuring Ingrid Jensen The post Brenda Earle Stokes: Motherhood appeared first on Jazz Journal ..read more

O'Day's 1957 set with Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis and Ray Brown is reissued with Pick Yourself Up With Anita O’Day and a bonus track The post Anita O’Day: Sings For Oscar appeared first on Jazz Journal ..read more

Sixty years ago, when US jazzmen seemed to be in every pub, Sinclair Traill saw Spoon's vivid big-city blues accompanied by the Scott quartet The post JJ 07/64: Jimmy Witherspoon at Ronnie Scott’s appeared first on Jazz Journal ..read more

Heard here in 2023, the octogenarian pianist continues to plough his customary modern-mainstream furrow with fluency and invention The post Kenny Barron: Beyond This Place appeared first on Jazz Journal ..read more

The West Coast guitar and keyboard legends reflect the cooler, more lyrical aspect of their inspiration rather than the frenzy of carnival The post Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin: Brasil appeared first on Jazz Journal ..read more