9th May 2017: “Every track is a musical gem.” ★★★★★ from UK Vibe and ★★★★ from The Guardian amongst reviews from Jazz Views, London Jazz and more for Mark Lewandowski’s ‘Waller’

Mark Lewandowski continues his tour in support of recent release Waller this week (scroll down for dates). Lewandowski along with Liam Noble and Paul Clarvis look afresh at the present-day possibilities of Fats Waller’s music while strongly maintaining its integrity.

Here are the highlights from the latest round of reviews for Waller:

“Occasional clips from old Waller recordings, free-improv probings, flat-out swing, glimpses of Thelonious Monk, and dark, spacey mood pieces… Lewandowski’s vocal on Waller’s Why, delivered like a callow Chet Baker, leavens the eccentric mastery of this delightful session.”
★★★★​ ​The Guardian (full review)

“This thoroughly modern trio never lose sight of the playful, hard-swinging and hard-living personality that lay at the heart of all Waller’s music.”
Jazz Views (full review)

“​Every track is a musical gem​.”
★★★★★ UK Vibe​ (full review)

“​Three musicians, closer to the cutting edge of jazz, have successfully brought Fats Waller’s 1930’s classics into the 20th​ ​century​… An absolutely delightful album​.”​
Bebop Spoken Here​ (full review)

“Both modern and respectful, placing Waller firmly in the jazz lineage.​”
London Jazz​ (full review)

“The interaction between the trio is a delight… A successful attempt to stake a place in this well-worked tradition.”
Jazz Views (full review)

“Familiar melodies are given a new lease of life as if they were being heard and appreciated for the first time… A most absorbing and well thought through album.”​
Sandy Brown Jazz (full review)