Amazing solo album by the Italian maestro, a programme of originals and standards, including Naima, I’ll remember April, Caravan, Easy Living, The song is you and There is no Greater Love.

"I think Stefano Pastor is the best thing that’s happened to the violin in our music since Stuff Smith" Connie Crothers

In co-operation with Silta Records of Italy we have produced a limited run special edition of SLAM’s best selling CD "Let’s call this … Esteem" (SLAMCD 501). This CD comes in totally redesigned packaging with card outer sleeve. Individually packed numbered and sealed this is a very limited run; SLAM has only 40 copies for sale, these will be made available only to our direct customers, not available in shops.

The legendary powerful saxophonist Paul Dunmallteams up with the incredibly inventive trio of Bourne/Davis/Kane.

The results sound like they have been playing together for years. Music of great depth and sincerity.

"Gone" is the group’s return, after many years, to the studio and they have enthusiastically embraced all the opportunities this offered. All the pieces were recorded ‘live’ in the studio and subsequently mixed and remixed by Marco Anderson, creating something that is the essence of the group but also something completely new.

The music has developed around an idea that tries to balance freedom and structure providing written passages – tunes and riffs which lead into much freer areas, musical cues then take the ensemble on into the next passage.

Aaron Standon (saxophones and Guitar) has been around and back again playing every thing from straight ahead to free jazz. Pete Evans is a classically trained violinist who can be seen performing with a number of orchestras around the south-west. Drummer Marco Anderson is the Groundhogs’ drummer and has also played and recorded with George Brooks, Steve Vai, Dennis Rollins, Andy Sheppard, Carl Orr and John Paricelli, and Buffalo Bassist Mark Turner puts a rock steady punch into the mix from rough trade to a bass looped orchestra.

"The ensemble playing contains all the rigor and complexity of jazz but manages to burst through the dogma imposed by some of the J word’s disciples... What follows is a flow of music which takes the ears out of the ordinary, to a place where you do not have to wonder why, merely accept the architecture as a new landscape". Steve Day.

"For many years I had the good fortune to work closely with one of the world’s greatest improvising trombonists Paul Rutherford and I have to say in my opinion, in the world of elite trombones, Samuel Blaser ranks up there alongside Paul and Albert Mangelsdorff." George Haslam

"GREAT CD! A big congrats to you for such an accomplishment." Laurence Donohue-Greene, ALLABOUTJAZZ-NEW YORK

This solo CD was recorded live in concert for Swiss Radio ‘Espace 2’; seven original tracks and an amazing version of Ellington’s ‘Mood Indigo’.

These tracks convey a sense of the wide open spaces of Russia (the home of the "black earth" of the title) ... Leonid Vintskevitch's piano tone is beautifully lucid. His delicate touch makes every note count ... Leonid's piano is amazing: playing the piano strings as well as its keys, and creating his own dazzling counterpoint between left and right hands (Music Web International)

3rd June 2007 Aida Severo, the free jazz ensemble led by pianist Philip Somervell,  spent a day in the studios of Trinity College, London – the result was this, their first CD. The music, based on compositions by members of the group, builds free jazz improvisation on a strong harmonic basis in the jazz tradition.

Steve Waterman, trumpet and flugelhorn, playing at his peak – a never ending flow of ideas presented with impeccable tone and style.

Steve Kershaw, double bass, a master of the solid but never obtrusive bass line; always strong on the riffs that feature extensively in this music and totally supportive to the soloists.

Robin Jones, drums, the Latin percussionist who also happens to be a great jazz kit drummer able to get to the rhythmic roots of these arrangements. His relaxed style of working with Kershaw’s bass is beautifully demonstrated on the CD.