Author: John Shand
Source: http://australianjazz.net/2014/01/album-review-sweethearts-sam-anning-trio-by-john-shand/
Excerpt: When musicians play for each other rather than for themselves (or, worse, to impress) the instruments have a way of melting together, just as multiple ingredients become one dish. You hear it from the opening notes on Sweethearts, an album that in many ways is a throwback, and yet which carries the timeless relevance of three players hell-bent on praying before the altar of music, rather than before the many craven idols that easily sidetrack improvising musicians.
