UK saxist Nye Banfield is inspired by Wayne Shorter, Ambrose Akinmusire and UK legend Mark Lockheart among others. Trails and Traces full of originals of Banfield's has established players Mark Kavuma on trumpet, Rupert Cox on piano & keys, effective on Rhodes in the intro to 'Pocket Tissue Blues', and Hamish Nockles-Moore on bass with Wilf Diamond on trombone and Ewan Moore on drums. The main track is the long 'Characters' at the end. Banfield manages to make what could be a retro sound more meaningful to the jazz of today than most and it will be interesting to follow his career as it develops in the coming years.
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