Southpaw

‘What Sawkins has done with the tunes is explore the idiom’s moods - from sunlit buoyancy to the blues-tinged reflections on a lonely stake-out - from a contemporary perspective. On the tracks without the horns, he engages Hevia, bassist Adam Armstrong and pianist Alister Spence in conversations of sparkling animation to tranquil reflection. These are all original tunes, except for Herbie Hancock’s Dolphin Dance. There is much satisfaction and musical wit here’ Clare SMH