Tim Whitehead looks at bigger picture

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On Saturday he returned to the club where he recorded Too Young to Go Steady, his best quartet album for years. The title track, like the only other standard chosen, The More I See You, was recast in a relaxed, steady two-beat lope that accentuated the soulful potential of these old chart hits.

Solidly backed by bassist Mark Hodgson and that nimbly original drummer Milo Fell, Whitehead and pianist Liam Noble found a higher gear on brisker originals (Happy Birthday to Me, Colour Fast, Race Against Time) but again with a halved timefeel that was more accessible than the knife-edged thrills of fast four-four.

Bassist Steve Swallow's closer, Ladies in Mercedes, had a recurring phrase and rising chord sequence reminiscent of Michel Legrand but the leader contributed the evening's most powerful and simple melody - Claire and Christina, a waltz for his daughter. Both as player and composer, Whitehead is looking at the bigger picture.

Tim Whitehead Quartet
Pizza Express Jazz Club
10 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3RW