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Press & Reviews

Dr Quantum Leaps

“This is the fourth recording by Deirdre Cartwright’s regular and as we’ve come to expect is warm and melodic throughout, yet imaginative and full of surprises. Great credit to Deirdre for this, both as the composer of most of the material and as a guitar soloist of considerable distinction.

by: Pete Martin
publication: JazzUK
Date: 1 October 2004

“She is a most remarkable musician. As well as having an apparently effortless command of the instrument, she has the ability to dip in and out of just about any style, yet she always manages to knit the disparate bits together into a coherent whole.”

Dave Gelly The Observer

by: Dave Gelly
publication: The Observer
Date: 24 October 2004

It marks the maturing of Cartwright not just as a questing guitarist, happy in a variety of idioms, but also as a writer and collaboartor of sensitivity and authority. Her strength has always been her sense of space embellished with precise, almost architectural detail, she revels in texture, tone and effect. In a world of conflict, Cartwright’s album (largely through Sarah P’s lyrics) is rich with music’s healing powers, powers that are all the more effective for being expressed with passion yet understated assurance.”     Andy Robson Jazzwise

by: Andy Robson
publication: Jazzwise
Date: 13 October 2004

Some of the most enthusiastic playing comes most notably on Famously and Broadband wherein Cartwright’s affection for Grant Green and Janette Mason’s jubilant Hammond organ are at their most free. Some will consider the lyrics (partly inspired by modern physics) inspirational. Dr Quantum Leaps represents a soft, lyrical and heartfelt combination of contemporary jazz and urban music. One moreover that does more then recreate rhythms that have been heard innumerable times before.
John Fordham The Guardian 

by: John Fordham
publication: The Guardian
Date: 13 October 2004

“As they did on the album’s illustrious predecessor, Precious Things (2002), Cartwright’s band – sparkling but strong keyboardist Janette Mason, sonorous bassist Alison Rayner, brisk, sharp drummer Carola Grey – play a pleasingly varied programme impeccably, packing a considerable punch where needed but providing hair-trigger responsiveness throughout. A thoughtfully programmed, unequivocally enjoyable album.

by: Chris Parker
publication: Jazz at Ronnie Scotts
Date: 2 October 2004

Album feature/interview in Jazzwise

by: Andy Robson
publication: Jazzwise
Date: 24 September 2004