Lockheart digs Deep with 4 and 5 star reviews
…Guardian, Times, Yorkshire Post, Jazzwise, Manchester Evening News…
Check out Mark Lockheart’s feature in this months Jazzwise.
“Posterity may come to regard In Deep as the key record of the second golden age of British jazz”. Manchester Evening News ***** (Five Stars)
“It’s the strength of the melodies that marks this out from the mass of Brit jazz releases as his quintet skilfully mix catchy hooks with improvisation”. The Times ****
“affecting melodies, endlessly inventive”. Observer
“Saxophonist Lockheart (Loose Tubes, Polar Bear) has been an excellent player in an over crowded sector for ages, but this new quintet’s gimmick-free collection of 12 strong originals moves him close to the top of the class”. Independent on Sunday
“Tenor saxist Mark Lockheart, a former Loose Tubes member, is a familiar presence from the Polar Bear front line. But though this session reflects some aspects of that quartet’s offbeat, lugubrious lyricism and rhythmic ingenuity, In Deep is Lockheart’s own show”. Guardian ****
“One of the most glorious bits of writing and playing you’ll hear this year”. Jazzwise ****
“The ensembles often have a furious power, and the solos reflect that with their urgency. Lockheart’s work nods to Coltrane and Michael Brecker, but he’s firmly his own man”. Yorkshire Post
“The album maintains the consistently high standards we have come to expect from one of the UK’s most talented musicians and is a strong candidate for his best work to date”. The Jazz Mann ****
“A rich and varied album, warmly recommended”. Vortex CD Reviews
“if you don’t know his work, this is as good a place as any to start the investigation”. Scotsman
