Pianist Ingham has form with this kind of thing. He’s already been out and about with tributes to Hoagy Carmichael and Dudley Moore. This time the focus is on Stan Getz with Crooks, often in the public eye as a clarinetist, concentrating exclusively on tenor and referencing Getz via a dozen pieces associated with the US tenor star. Crooks’ sound is warmly hollow (if that is not a confusion in terms), and is eerily reminiscent, at times, of Getz himself. With Ingham a firm second voice and the built-in swing of Somogyi and Double, the arrangements are nicely routine and the overall effect is very pleasing indeed. The choice of tunes steers well away from the obvious, too, though such stellar favourites as ‘The Dolphins’ and ‘The Peacocks’ are included, as is Kenny Barron’s ‘Voyage’, which Getz often featured in his later performances. Crooks is the frontrunner in all this and copes brightly with the swingers, as well as the more cerebral bossa nova and ballad selections, Ingham unfurling a series of elegant, often concise solos much in the manner of the late Brian Lemon. The good news is that Crooks may echo Getz in his sound, but is clearly putting over his own ideas when it comes to the extemporisations. The accompanying press release details all the sources for these tune choices; sadly, this not replicated in the CD digipak. The quartet is set to take this show on the road over the coming months. Worth seeing, for sure.