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Jazzwise Review – Wes Montgomery – A Day In The Life
Things get off to a fantastic start – the title track (a cover of the iconic final tune from The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper) is smokin’ hot and menthol cool.
Jazzwise Review – Dexter Gordon – Live in Chateauvallon 1978
Two previously unissued radio recordings by Gordon's late 1970 quartet will be manna from heaven for fans of the big man's post-'homecoming' period.
Jazz Times – Bill Evans: Behind the Dikes: The 1969 Netherlands Recordings
Behind the Dikes gathers two dates from Hilversum, Netherlands, in 1969. Gomez on board, Marty Morell to the drum stool.
Licorice Pizza Reviews – (Youtube) Bill Evans – Behind the Dikes Overview
Bill Evans is a stud! My favorite grab on #rsd2021 was this first official release of the 1969 sessions in the Netherlands.
El País – When jazz paradise was in Europe (ESP)
Wonderful sessions recorded by state radio stations in different countries, from Sonny Rollins to Wes Montgomery, are rescued. (original article in Spanish)
Jazziz Magazine – Vinyl Watch, July 2021: Bill Evans, Lee Morgan & More
This limited-edition release features many rare gems remastered from the original tapes that had been housed at the Nederlands Jazz Archief and includes two tracks where the trio is backed by the internationally acclaimed Metropole Orchestra.
Downbeat Magazine – Lasting Impressions Of Bill Evans
Bill Evans’ discography is immense, beginning with his first recordings as a sideman in 1953 and running through hundreds of titles up until his death in 1980. Even now, 41 years later, new, impactful recordings of the legendary pianist continue to emerge on vinyl.
Sorties Jazz Nights – Barney Wilen coffret 'La Note Bleue'
Patrick Wilen makes us rediscover his father's masterpiece with this box set La Note Bleue which includes a 180 grams vinyl album, a beautiful 40 pages booklet, a comic book and a compact disc. (original article in French)
Jazz Weekly – IS THERE EVER ENOUGH? Bill Evans: Behind The Dikes
So, what are the surprises? Well, a fantastic read of Ellington’s “I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart” and “Love Theme From Spartacus”, both rarely emitted from Evans’ ivories.
All About Jazz – Bill Evans, The 1969 Netherlands Recordings
This is music that has long been available, in an underground sort of way, on bootleg recordings of sub-standard sound quality—something that is problematic in most music, unforgivable in regards to Bill Evans.
All About Jazz – ‘La Note Bleue’ the album that marked the great return of Barney Wilen
"Finally reissued, La Note Bleue has been honored with a splendid 'deluxe' box set which by the time you read this will already be a collector's item." —Étienne Dorsay, Jazz Magazine
Toma Jazz – Cuando lo difícil es elegir.
Behind the Dikes is another one of those collector's items for which the great jazz music fans reserve a special place. (original text in Spanish)
Le Monde - « La Note bleue », voyage dans les cases de jazz et de la bande dessinée
Published in 1987, the comic book of Philippe Paringaux and Jacques de Loustal and the record of Barney Wilen are reissued, with an unreleased concert, on the occasion of Disquaire Day. (original article in french)
Jazzwise Magazine Editor’s choice – BILL EVANS: BEHIND THE DIKES
Great previously unissued Bill Evans Trio recordings.
Downbeat Editor’s Picks: Woody Shaw Quartet – Live in Bremen 1983
Recently discovered and previously unissued music from trumpeter/flugelhornist Woody Shaw.
Downbeat Editor’s Picks: Dexter Gordon – Live Chateauvallon 1978
A significant release for Gordon's collectors and fans.
Downbeat Editor’s Picks: Barney Wilen Quartet – Live in Tokyo 1991
A newly issued set, live in Tokyo 91'
Jazzwise Review – Barney Wilen, La Note Bleue
Wilen is a great tenorist: romantic, lyrical and swinging, and definitely different; entirely unlike the more upfront US players who were his contemporaries and immediate predecessors.