# CD review: Malcolm Strachan – About Time 2020: Video, CD cover

- Link: https://jazzblues.eu/2020/04/13/cd-review-malcolm-strachan-about-time-2020-video-cd-cover/
- Published: 2020-04-13T16:53:20+01:00
- Author: https://JazzBlues.EU

**Scottish trumpeter Malcolm Strachan is a founder member of top UK funk/jazz-funk
band The Haggis Horns as well as being one of the busiest session musicians in the
UK today. **

In a professional career spanning 20 years, he’s recorded with the likes of Mark
Ronson, Amy WineHouse, Corinne Bailey Rae, Jamiroquai, Martha Reeves and The Vandellas,
Jesse Glynne, The Craig Charles Fantasy Funk Band, Black Honey, The New Mastersounds
and Blue Note saxophone legend Lou Donaldson. Now he’s finally releasing his first
solo album, aptly titled “About Time”, on Haggis Records and he’s going back to 
his original roots…Jazz

The album is a collection of original compositions, all written and arranged by 
Malcolm, which are firmly rooted in the classic acoustic modern jazz style typified
by the great 60’s and 70’s recordings on the legendary Blue Note Records label. 
A nice variation of themes and tempos feature throughout the album. From full-on
latin vibes to beautiful ballads, soul jazz grooves to cinematic soundtrack flavours,
all woven together by a great group of experienced musicians.

Malcolm’s core quartet is himself on trumpet/flugelhorn, fellow Haggis Horns members
George Cooper (piano) and Erroll Rollins (drums), plus Courtny Tomas on double bass.
Featured guests are Atholl Ransome on tenor sax (The Haggis Horns), Rob Mitchell
on baritone sax (Abstract Orchestra) and Danny Barley on Trombone. Strings are courtesy
of Richard Curran and the percussionist is one of the finest session players in 
Europe, Karl Vanden Bossche (Incognito, Robert Palmer, Joss Stone, The Gorillaz,
Sade, Blur – He and Malcolm met while touring with Mark Ronson)

Malcolm’s love of jazz comes from his parents. Aged 7, his jazz musician father 
gave him a trumpet. From then on, jazz was his life. His musical education came 
via music teachers, youth jazz orchestras and jazz summer schools but mostly from
his dad’s record collection listening to Art Blakey and Dizzy Gillespie records 
and learning to improvise and solo by ear. At 18, he enrolled at Leeds College of
Music and quickly immersed himself in the city’s vibrant acid jazz, funk and soul
scene and from making his recording debut in 1999 with The New Mastersounds, jazz
was his musical passion but took a back seat to funk/soul/pop which were the day
job. Until now.

Jazz is back. The wait is over. It really is “About Time” for Malcolm Strachan.

01. Take Me to the Clouds (6:17)
 02. Mitchell’s Landing (feat. The Haggis Horns)(
6:33) 03. Better Late Than Never (5:25) 04. Just the Thought of You (4:06) 05. Time
for a Change (6:36) 06. I Know Where I’m Going (5:03) 07. Aline (4:20) 08. Uncle
Bobby’s Last Orders (6:44) 09. Where Did You Go? (4:58)

**Malcolm Strachan – Trumpet/Flugelhorn**
 **Atholl Ransome – Tenor Sax** **Rob 
Mitchell – Baritone Sax** **Danny Barley – Trombone** **George Cooper – Piano** **
Erroll Rollins – Drums** **Courtny Tomas – Double Bass** **Karl Vanden Bossche –
Percussion** **Richard Curran – Strings**

![About Time | Malcolm Strachan](https://i0.wp.com/f4.bcbits.com/img/a1246836506_10.
jpg?w=640&ssl=1)

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