Mark Lockheart - In Deep (2009)

Tracklist

01. Stairway
03. Golden People
04. Long Way Gone
05. Undercovers
06. Believe It or Not
07. Not in My Name
08. Falling
09. Sand into Gold
10. Snakeout
11. Nutter
12. Sunday Soon

It’s the command and authority of Lockheart’s saxophone that first strikes home on In Deep – magisterial, confident with maybe just hints of those two great tenor titans – Michael Brecker and Joe Henderson. Then the sheer quality of the writing hits you – these are tunes once heard not forgotten. And then the power, confidence and commitment of his group grabs you by the coat and you know they’ve got you.