“Deirdre continues with her clusters of delicate picking until halfway through the second track ‘Slippers 15s 8d’ when she embarks on a solo that ignites the session. Her subtle shading on the first number is replaced with an authoritative attitude that digs in and stays the distance. The tenorist picks up on the mood and lets rip in a similarly confident manner. A very impressive debut.”
JAZZ JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

“The music is gentle but never bland, ingenious without being over intricate, and arranged with plenty of listener friendly light and shade. The five piece band plays superbly throughout, in particular saxophonist Louise Elliott, bassist Alison Rayner and guest pianist Steve Lodder.”                  DAVE GELLY   The OBSERVER

“Funky fusion and laid back jazz abounds, featuring Deirdre’s clean precise strat tones and some tasty double bass playing, particularly on ‘Slippers 15s 8d’. Other tracks worth a mention include ‘Spartia’ and the perfect late night listening of ‘I Thought of You’  ”                                                                 GUITARIST MAGAZINE

“This lovely album is full of extremely attractive compositions. As usual she teams up with bass guitarist Alison Rayner – the double bass sound on the ballad ‘I Thought  of  You’ is positively huge – and there are other fine musicians to be heard like, Louise Elliott , gorgeous flute on Pisces Moon, and the brilliant percussionist Gary Hammond.” BRIAN BLAIN MUSICIAN magazine

Shimmering with delightful ideas

‘This is the first fully fledged bandleader album from British guitar virtuoso Deirdre Cartwright, whose musical interests are very diverse but whose moorings clearly seem to be in jazz – as much a spirit as a music to her. She had a brief dalliance with fame in her role as teacher-presenter of TV’s ‘Rockschool’. But most of her time has been devoted to composing and performing with different group formations: jazz trios and the larger, evolving Deirde Cartwright Group heard here.’