Colin Steele - The Journey Home

This second Colin Steele CD is following hard on the heels of his criticially acclaimed first release, by causing nothing less than critical breathlessness in certain quarters. For fans of the first album (and anyone else who likes melodic and atmospheric music stamped by a fantastic sound and quality of musicianship) this is a must-buy as the band are bolstered by new Scottish bass sensation Aidan O'Donnell, and boldly strike deeper into the uplifting and optimistic, harmonically simple and deeply moving folk-jazz territory they claimed as their own in Twilight Dreams. Newly adopted Scot Julian Arg�elles shines again on saxophones as does emerging piano star Dave Milligan, but it is totally identifiable Steele signature as composer, and his equally arresting trumpet sound and beautifully measured soloing that gives this CD its centre of gravity. Among the press accolades for this release were CD of the Week - The Observer & Guardian and it featured in nearly every Critics' Choice of 2003.