6th January 2015: “A great performance from this fine band” Reviews from Herald Scotland (4 stars), London Jazz News and Jazz Views for Euan Burton’s ‘Too Much Love’

Too Much Love is the eagerly awaited follow up release from the award winning Scottish double bassist, composer & producer Euan Burton, whose first WR album Occurrences (May, 2012) was met with high international acclaim. On his new release Burton continues to grow as a musician and composer, blending composition and improvisation in his signature way while creating melodic and harmonic motives that develop thematically throughout the course of the album.

Below we reprint some fine press his album has received from across the UK.

Burton is a composer with an ear for strong melodies, be they plaintive (as on All That Is Left) or jubilant (like the closing title track), and in both alto saxophonist Adam Jackson, who wears his heart on his sleeve Art Pepper-style, and pianist Tom Gibbs, he has players who can express and develop them with sensitivity and creative momentum.”
The Herald of Scotland (Read full Review)

“A very personal, distinctive statement from Burton as well as great performance from this fine band.”
London Jazz News (Read full review)

“Award winning composer and bassist Euan Burton has assembled a group of fellow Glaswegians to give us a set of refined pieces that fulfill his thoughtful compositional aims while providing ample opportunity for improvisational dialogue and embellishment. The music combines elements of Celtic romanticism with formal classical devices and enough rhythmic verve to place it within the jazz canon without submitting to the restraints imposed by conventional interpretation and expectations.
Jazz Views (Read full review)

Listen to a track from the album below: