DON RENDELL QUINTET - SPACE WALK
Don Rendell Quintet for EMI Columbia from 1972. Don Rendell -tenor,soprano,flute,alto flute ; Stan Robinson -tenor,clarinet,flute ; Peter Shade -vibes,flute ; Jack Thorncroft -bass ; Trevor Tomkins -drums . Review lifted from Gramophone October 1972: This is the first complete LP by the Don Rendell Quintet which came into being when the Don Rendell/Ian Carr Quintet split, amoeba-like, into separate units. (Rendell's quintet was heard on part of "Greek Variations" —Columbia SCX6414--which I reviewed in December 1970.) As always Rendell acts as a catalyst, drawing the best from his fellow musicians and setting both example and inspiration to younger men in his employ. Stan Robinson, who partners Don in the front line, has developed into an assured, confident tenor soloist just as Ronnie Ross did when he joined the Rendell Quintet eighteen years ago. In fact there are times when I find it difficult to tell Don and Stan apart, so strong is the Rendell influence.