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I Will Review roundup: March 2025
Reviews for Larry Goldings’ “I Will” keep coming in; here is a batch of new reviews from All About Jazz, Audiophile Audition, Jazz Sensibilities, and more! Thank you to everyone for the kind words and taking the time to listen…

Downbeat Magazine: 4-Star Review from Ted Panken
The reviews for Larry Goldings’ “I Will” have started coming in! Thank you to Ted Panken for your kind review for Downbeat Magazine. The article will appear the in March 2025 issue of Downbeat.

NPR: The Essential Jazz Discoveries of 2024
Thank you to Nate Chinen for including Devin Daniels’ “LesGo!” on NPR’s Essential Jazz Discoveries of 2024″ list. You can read the full article here:

NYC Jazz Record: Label Spotlight “west Coast Treasure”
A big thank you to Ken Dryden and The NYC Jazz Record for choosing Sam First Records to be their Label Spotlight for the month! The full article can be found on pages 11 and 29 of the November issue…

Jazzwise: 4.5 Stars and Editor’s choice
Thank you to Eddie Myer for the kind review of Devin Daniel’s LesGo, out now on Sam First Records. The article can be found in the November 2024 issue of Jazzwise at

Soundstage xperience: LesGO! Review by Joseph Taylor
Thank for to Joseph Taylor for the in-depth review of Devin Daniel’s LesGo, out now on Sam First Records. Read the full review here:
