Earfood

This brand new album was recorded by Roy’s working quintet, playing a repertoire consisting of songs we play live while on tour, mixed in with a few new originals. Simple melodies moving around luscious chords are to the fore, and Roy gets back to his jazz roots after the RH Factore releases. ‘Earfood’ presents a richly coloured snapshot of an artist reaching his prime, a young player once dubbed ubiquitously as the ‘Young Lion’, is now head of The Jazz Pride. He’s nothing left to prove as his current trumpet sound reveals in his total command of tone that’s inflected with subtle emotions and, when needed, pure hard bop power.MARKETING NOTESAdvertising in Jazzwise.Roy’s quintet appears at Ronnie Scott’s on May 26th and 27th. Reviews expected in Jazzwise and broadsheet press.