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The ten tracks on "Through The Waves" give the European jazz scene a colour which has been missing for so long - and at the same time rings as true as ever.
Jazzthetik Germany

The trumpeter has a masterful understanding of how to transfer the folklore of his homeland to the jazz idiom. It proves how richly different folk traditions can influence European jazz.
Stereo Germany

The scottish trumpeter Colin Steele is one of the most noted newcomers on the european jazz scene in recent years. With his quintet he creates a flow of fantasy, a music where the strong melodic lines direct the thought...exhilarating.
Svenska Dagbladet Sweden

His music is effortlessly effective, fetching, and accessible. Its lyricism and warmth will easily gain both the expert and the occasional listener. He bridges Scottish folk tradition and American jazz history, putting across material full of freshness, beauty, and stylistic variety with melodic grace, structural rigour, maturity in composition, focus in interpretation, and confidence.
HiTech Magazine Greece

Steele's Celtic heritage drives his love of melody, moving seamlessly between traditional jigs and the New York night.
(El Pais July 05) Spain This superb quintet is a bop unit quite unlike any other. Steele's lithe, dancing folk-like themes give a definite Scottish flavour, and the soloists respond beautifully.
The Irish Times

Trumpeter Colin Steele’s quintet is a dream of a band: a kind of Scottish supergroup whose individual stars remain at the service of compelling tunes, sophisticated arrangements and a swinging and sensitive ensemble feel’
Independent On Sunday

A repertoire singing with Celtic melody, lovingly threaded into the American jazz tradition…no pause so far in Steele’s mission to give the straightahead jazz tradition completely fresh options.
The Guardian

Steele’s tunes are a superb lot…a mix of poignancy and optimism which I found profoundly soulful…miss at your own risk.
Jazz Review

This is effusive, vital, lovely jazz.
Jazz UK

Steele is as much a composer as a trumpet player, and his mastery of both roles gives his music a rare completeness and individuality.
The Observer

Trumpeter Colin Steele has compiled a superlative disc for a quintet of musicians who are both virtuosi and mature artists. Steele himself is a magnificent player and composed all 11 beautifully crafted pieces.
BBC Music Magazine

The best British jazz record of the year...rarely has the vocabulary of post bop gone native so convincingly.
The New Statesman

Beautiful life-affirming music
HMV Choice

May be the best amalgam of bop and folk yet.
Independent

Beautifully conceived and executed, mellow and melodic, Steele’s music has instant appeal.
Observer