Book Reviews

MIG are doing a good job of reminding the world of the many achievements of the late Volker Kriegel. In his lengthy entry on the German guitarist for the...

Culturally, there was a lot going on in America after World War II. In classical music, Arnold Schoenberg and Igor Stravinsky had moved to the USA and were wielding...

It was with great sadness that I heard recently of the death of Tony Williams - many older readers will remember him as a highly knowledgeable and dedicated member...

The former drummer with Bobby Troup, Anita O'Day and others has assembled into a book 52 articles illuminating Mulligan's work and life

This record features Mike Osborne's regular trio, augmented by the considerable talents of Harry Beckett and Chris McGregor. The outcome is some very fine jazz produced by a quintet...

For jazz enthusiasts of my vintage and persuasion, Blue Note was the modern jazz label. (Partisans of Prestige, Atlantic, Esquire, Riverside et al may disagree.) In recent decades, with...