Kit Downes: Quiet Tiger – review

(Basho)This is a stronger Kit Downes album than its Mercury prize-nominated predecessor Golden – but the young UK pianist and composer probably wouldn't have received that mainstream accolade if this edgier, more brooding set had been the contender instead. Nonetheless, Quiet Tiger already sounds like a hot ticket for the jazz landmarks of 2011. The group performs with rugged conviction on a collection of powerful original themes, with bassist Calum Gourlay and drummer James Maddren more power...

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