29th June 2020: Warmer Than Blood by Chris Montague (feat. Kit Downes and Ruth Goller) featured in The Best Jazz on Bandcamp + London Jazz News, Jazzwise and All About Jazz reviews

Guitarist and composer Chris Montague‘s release Warmer Than Blood is a detailed exploration of Chris’s trio compositions, embracing freeness and focusing on internal energy to drive a series of fascinating compositions.

Included below are a selection of press highlights for the album, which is out now on 12″ Lp 180g Limited Edition Vinyl / CD / DL: here.

“Montague’s new trio recording with bassist Ruth Goller and pianist Kit Downes further establishes the guitarist’s reputation for peculiarly seductive music.”

Bandcamp (full feature)

“There’s much delight from the two leads, separately and together, and the freshness of Montague’s writing will repay lengthy investigation.”
London Jazz News (full review)

“Throughout the album all three musicians are in intuitive harmony with each other and have created some fantastic music.”
Bebop Spoken Here (full review)

“Some of the appeal of Warmer Than Blood lies in Montague’s toplines. But at least as much comes from the improvisatory focus of the arrangements and the use the players make of the freedoms these offer.”
All About Jazz (full review)

“An album of open yet busily shaped terrain.”
Jazzwise Magazine