Northbound Northbound Trio featuring Seamus Blake
Essence Tom Hewson
NORTHBOUND
"Northbound seems the perfect
title for this set of recordings. What they share is a sense of rugged
adventure, a radical simplicity of means that delivers disproportionate
results. Good climbers on northern hills take lots of gear. Great
climbers take the minimum required... Spare, bold, hard, muscular again,
but gifted with a kind of manly grace that is rare today." (Brian
Morton)
ESSENCE
“These are intensely involving pieces,
even though there isn’t a gusher among them. Feeling is presented in a
disciplined and orderly way, each turn examined with affection and
respect. It’s hard to step away from this album without feeling...
lifted.” (Brian Morton)
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