Pure Pleasure Records

Whether tackling Great Amerian songbook staples or modern jazz classics by Thelonious Monk they serve the material well and always push themselves as both accompanists and soloists. — Jazzwise, September 2023More…

The 82 year-old has rightful elder statesman credentials, as is clear from this overlooked set that fully warrants new investigation. — Jazzwise, February 2024More…

While rooted in Coltrane-Tyner modalism and Monkish melodic whimsy, Tapscott found a way of boldly personalising his ensemble sound whether he was writing and arranging for a nine or sixteenpiece... — Jazzwise, October 2023More…

The set winds up with the drums-percussion blast off […] but the whole album is a hard-edged triumph of ensemble playing. — Jazzwise, June 2023More…