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"When one listens to a new release three times in about ten hours - which I did here - it usually means we're in presence of something truly special. I can only be thankful that young players like these ones still exist, people capable of writing music that's at one and the same time respectful of the tradition, accessible and gifted with virtuosity, music that will have you feeling much better after you've finished listening to it." Massimo Ricci - www.touchingextremes.org
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"This is a very impressive debut recording. Roberts’ writing is imaginative and intelligent but he never takes himself too seriously. As a result there is hardly a dull moment on the album and the band’s real sense of enjoyment communicates itself to the listener. Even the cover makes you laugh" Ian Mann - www.thejazzmann.com
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"Gareth Roberts’ writing, and the band’s playing are tremendous fun. Play most of this album loud and torture yourself by trying not to move a muscle. It’s impossible! Your eyelid will start twitching, your leg will kick – and you’re away…" Malcolm Lewis – Planet Magazine
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"Gareth Roberts' lusty quintet got the first weekend of the London Jazz Festival off to a flying start with a Mingus- like ferocity and even a nod to Clark Terry and Bob Brookmeyer " Jazz UK Magazine

“A startlingly good debut album” Martin Longley, reviewer for BBC music magazine

"Gareth plays trombone with a strong sense of the trombone tradition...able to move effortlessly from the past to present, and definitely one to watch for the future" Dennis Rollins - Winner of the BBC award for best jazz band 2006

"A buoyantly groove-centred recording (***) " Jazzwise Magazine

"A treat, Thoroughly Recommended" The Trombonist magazine

"Original, unique, exciting but very listenable jazz" Brian Petty, Lichfield Jazz Festival Programme 2007

"Roberts may like to inject a sense of humour into his music but this is positively refreshing and the quintet have built a considerable reputation for their excellent live work...... Now I’ll admit that I’ve never been a big fan of the trombone but I love Roberts’ playing. Nimble and inventive he seems to bring out the best in the instrument, from gutbucket slides and rasps on the up tempo material to a surprising tenderness on ballads." Ian Mann - www.thejazzmann.com
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