ASC CD3 - Steve Plews Trio - Secret Spaces - £10
Steve Plews piano, Trevor Tomkins drums, Jeff Clyne double bass
Derek Ansell wrote in Jazz Journal that "A primary influence on Mr. Plews would seem to be the early Bill Evans trio from 1961 but he is expanding the format with his own idiosyncratic methods of writing and performing."
ASC CD6 - Steve Plews Ascension - Made in Manchester - £10
Recorded live at the Band on the Wall, Manchester.
Steve Plews - piano/composer with: Ed Jones, Mike Hall, Steve Waterman, Duncan Mackay, Liam Kirkman,
Chris Garrick, Steve Berry, Peter Fairclough.
ASC CD15 - Steve Plews Ensemble - Anywhere - £10
Steve Plews - piano/composer, Mike Walker Guitar,
Trevor Tomkins drums,
Jeff Clyne double bass
"Pianist Steve Plews's ASC Records does a crucial job in disseminating British jazz, and his own quartet album is well up to standard. What elevates it a notch higher is the playing of guitarist Mike Walker, voted best musician at the Glasgow Jazz Festival in 1995, but still heard too infrequently on disc. His touch and originality shine out in an already impressive group, playing the pianist's evocative compositions. ****"
Kenny Mathieson, Scotsman
Campion Cameo 2029 - Steve Plews - Extracts From Infinity` - £12.50
Steve Plews - piano/composer, with Heaton, Pruslin, Death, David Jones and others.
"Stephen Plews is a musical polymath...Even though the musical styles employed are very different, a generally somewhat bleak atmosphere pervades the whole CD...The combination of superficially diverse styles unified by a consistent feeling provides interesting listening and I would recommend this CD to the musically adventurous."
Roger Blacburn, MusicWeb
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