-"In a word, your album rocks! This is the best contemporary music album I’ve heard in the last decade—congratulations!" - Interview with Hana Gubenko

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-"Here is a superb program, impeccably recorded and featuring two fine musicians in a partnership of equals. Lucas Hopkins is a master of the saxophone, and Taiwanese pianist Er-Hsuan Li excels at every juncture."

-"Hopkins and Li deliver the music with the utmost unity and integrity, from glowering piano tremolos to stratospheric sax ascents." -Review by Colin Clarke

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-This is a “What’s not to like?” recording. The music, all recently composed, is lively and accessible, the performances are exceptionally sensitive and virtuosic, and the recorded sound is exemplary. - Review by Peter Burwasser

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-Nostos is a quite remarkable album that belongs in the collections of both classical and jazz saxophone lovers, and a welcome blending together of the two traditions of the instrument. -Review by Mark Gabrish Conlan

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-The artists play the various compositions with arresting energy, precision, and a warm embrace of the music’s jazz and dance roots. Lucas Hopkins offers a vibrant, attractive tone, rich and secure throughout the registers. His breath control and dexterity are immensely satisfying. - Review by Ken Meltzer

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