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Jazzwlse - Peter Vacher
Simply Blue

"I chanced upon trumpeter Corbett's hard-bop quintet at the recent Brecon Festival and was bowled over by this 26 year old's feisty performance. Gifted with a brilliant sound, Corbett applied an unquenchable derring-do to all his solos, pushing himself (and his companions) hard on every number Happily this sell-produced CD recorded at last years Ealing Jazz Festival with virtually the same line-up, confirms the validity of these initial reactions A happy discovery.
Partnered by Mark Overton’s crunching tenor, Corbett goes piano-less, favouring guitar, bass-guitar and drums for support. Guitarist Trevor Davis is a seasoned player who solos usefully and the rhythm section know what’s expected of them, although I would have preferred upright bass for extra impetus. Proof of Corbett’s thoughtful approach to the repertoire comes with the opening ‘Night in Tunisia’, given revised rhythmic shape and followed by a bravura solo interlude. I think Diz might have approved. This leads into an eight-minute recording of ‘Work Song’, with Corbett and Overton charging in after an earlt exchange.
It’s evident that Corbett takes his inspiration in part from Freddie Hubbard (his ‘Sky Dive’ gets a rewarding workout here) even if it’s Chet Baker’s more wistful quality that comes through on the title track, a mellow Corbett original reminiscent of Oliver Nelson’s ‘Stolen Moments’ on which Corbett plays flugelhorn. This is also apparent on a subdued and carefully structured version of ‘Love For Sale’. No doubt there will be better things to come as Corbett develops but for now, there’s sufficient creative zest and appetite for experiment here to keep anyone happy. You’ll need to find Corbett at a gig to buy this one, I suspect, but make the effort. You won’t regret it.

Jazz Rag - Chris Yates
Simply Blue

This is a three-year-old band with its members mainly based in Birmingham and their live recording from London's Ealing Jazz Festival shows them to be a very assured and remarkably interesting outfit Predominantly hard bop styled the repertoire draws from various points in modern jazz and includes two original compositions. The execution is especially fresh in terms of some imaginative ensemble statements but above all in same outstanding soloing. If there is justice in the jazz world trumpeter Bryan Corbett and tenor saxophonist Mark Overton will soon be names to reckon with. Their solos are superbly eventful Corbett with a clear open sound that strongly echoes Freddie Hubbard and Overton working with a tough, gritty, broadly Coltrane derived approach. On a few pieces that extend to around fourteen minutes (Including the title track original and the standard Love for Sale' played in a manner that is anything but standard), their lengthy solos realty build in intensity and thoroughly sustain Interest A fine rhythm section comprises the strikingly percussive guitarist Trevor Davies bassist Neil Humphries and drummer Geoff Hawker Indeed a band to watch out for

Coventry Evening Telegraph - Bob Caldicott
Simply Blue
"REAL SOUND OF A TRUMPET GREAT".

Bryan Corbett comes close to my idea of the perfect trumpet player Never does one hear his musical ideas reaching out further than his technique can accommodate - if he thinks it, he plays it and it is all done with a complete mastery of the Instrument. His background includes membership of the International Youth Wind Orchestra as principal trumpet an experience which must have contributed to his formidable Technique. The material on this CD comes mostly from that classic era inhabited by such luminaries as Dizzy Gillespie, Nat Adderley, Freddie Hubbard and Miles Davis. So, we are around two thirds of the way through the last century but at all times this music seems bang up to date.