"Shock!" sees Wales' top jazz pianist deliver a selection of funky originals. From melancholy ballads to biting funk, the Power Trio bring a powerful focus and lyrical power to all that they play.
York Press
"...the album is never dull."
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Hi-Fi News
"Refreshing, no-nonsense pianism, bursting with ideas."
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The Observer
music that is by turns energetic and reflective, but always sparklingly melodic.
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The Independent
"...sonic attack..."
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FT
Originals that "mix light-fingered funk, riffy swing and ballads with ease and elegance"
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Audiophile Audition
"clean and spacious"
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Mojo
"[a] celebration of sophistication, musicality and muscularity"
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The Scotsman
"...powerful and inventive..."
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The Herald
"...fine playing..."
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Evening Standard
"..an intelligent, propulsive hour of unhistrionic jazz."
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Yorkshire Post
"supercharged"
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BBC Music Magazine
BBC Music Choice: "...a triumph of Welsh wizardry."
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HiFi.nl
"...kracht staat hier gelijk aan innerlijke overtuiging."
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The Jazz Breakfast
"...clear joy in music-making."
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The Guardian
"...a scalding account of Giant Steps demonstrates Williams's delicate touch..."
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Sempre Audio
"...grooved und swingt sich Nummer für Nummer ins Herz des Zuhörers."
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LondonJazz
"The listener is drawn in...Great stuff."
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Jazzwise
"Williams' originals are written, arranged and played by the trio with both taste and restraint."
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Vortex
...a pleasingly varied, but consistently powerful album from a fiercely but sensitively interactive trio.
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Ejazznews
Williams asserts his considerable authority as a jazz keyboardist
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