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press releases and reviews About "Alone Together" (Current CD, released Spring 2003 About Andy Dickens: “An impressive trumpet player”
– Jazz Journal “Facinates with his brilliant solos” – Shamburger Wochenblatt “A very entertaining sextet who play
well in a wide variety of styles” JAZZ JOURNAL “A terrific band playing the best music
of that great period.” JAZZ FM “Excellent! This is a band that should
fill any festival spot in the land.” THE MUSICIAN “A swinging and eclectic band” ALAN BARNES About
"Alone Together" (Current Andy Dickens Band CD,
released Spring 2003) This album should help their cause. It is
a fine display of first-rate musicianship, imaginative tune selection,
arranging and soloing along with a dedication to quality music
making. Although centred in swing, the group has the versatility
to play other jazz forms. The album contains convincing Andy sings on four tracks, much in the way
that jazz trumpeters find hard to resist. I doubt he will ever
be offered a £1m record contract by Universal, but his warbling
is tuneful and charming and is not overdone. His horn playing,
whether Armstrong or Eldridge inspired, is strong and secure and The record is dedicated to the memory of
the late Teddy Layton who played with the group for 18 years.
I guess he would have been mightily impressed by the music, particularly
the moving elegy Edwd, written by his friend Adrian Fry. Sound
quality is impeccable and the liner notes by John Cox are erudite
and informative." “This is an excellent release from a
swinging and eclectic band. The set is dedicated to the memory
of reedman Teddy Layton and he would surely have nodded whole-hearted
approval at the proceedings...The unhackneyed repertoire includes
reworkings of The Mooche, Give me a Kiss to Build a Dream on and
Alone Together. The leader can wail in the style of Roy Eldridge,
sound contemporary as on Andy Daniels' beautiful arrangement of
My Man's Gone Now, sing an effective torch song, and even conjures
up the ghost of Hot Lips Page on the forgotten gem Take your Shoes
off Baby. Adrian Fry on trombone, John Coverdale on guitar and
Pete Effamy in alto/clarinet, all take great solos and throughout
the rhythm section swings sensitively hard. The carefully thought-out
arrangements make this into a classy production all round."”
“A fine album by top musicians”.
Campbell Burnap,Jazz FM, April 2003 “A really excellent CD with a wonderful
choice of program… I just love the band... Marvelous!”
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