What They're Saying About Sweet Sue

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"Superwoman of Jazz"--Hartford Courant

"I don't believe there is anyone playing better alto saxophone today than Sue Terry." --radio announcer & author Bob Bernotas

"Sue Terry is a forward voice in modern music. . .She has been universally recognized among her musician peers for decades as one of the most articulate players of the alto saxophone. "--Tim Price, Saxophone Journal

“She plays like Charlie Parker reincarnated! She smokes!” --Jazz Central Station

“Terry is one of the very few female horn players to achieve acceptance on the tough New York hard bop scene in the '80s.” --Russ Musto, All About Jazz--New York

”This incredible artist wails out her soul to any and all who would hear -- as in, you know, really listen. This is playing where the music breathes as alive with breath as any vocalist can give you, even the best of them.” --Michael Redmond (former award-winning critic for Newhouse News Service)

“. . . Sue Terry was the crowd pleaser with a fiery expressiveness that got the crowd cheering and urging her on. Her style had some of the angular inventiveness of Wayne Shorter, undercut by a bluesy edge that kept things down to earth.” --Michael Hotter, Greenville Press

“. . . has a pure, burnished sound on each instrument . . .Technically, nothing seems beyond her reach, and her improvisations are consistently sharp and persuasive. . .” --Jack Bowers, All About Jazz

“Sue Terry’s ‘The Troubadours,’ a polyrhythmic feast for the ears, is the most ambitious and impressive tune of the set.” --David R. Adler, All Music Guide

“Terry performed in the contemporary, progressive role that the new woman in jazz is demanding.” --Amsterdam News, New York

“Sue Terry’s work on the Billie Holiday medley ‘Strange Crazy Heartache’ suggests that she has a formidable musical intelligence; her solo statement catches something of Lady’s voice.” --Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD

“Sue Terry possesses a truly individual voice . . . she is especially compelling.” --Cadence Magazine

“The roaring Charli Persip Superband . . . closed the weekend with highlight after highlight, including the debut of superb alto saxophonist Sue Terry’s suite on Billie Holiday tunes.” --Len Dobbin, Montreal Gazette

“The most eloquent and elegant solo of the double-header, though, was played by Sue Terry. . .her chorus on a Jordan composition filled the park with a remarkably big, billowing, bitter-sweet tone poem that was the emotional high point of the night.” --Owen McNally, Hartford Courant

“Sue Terry, who crafted the stunning arrangement, offers a statement on alto that reaches into one’s soul.” --W. Royal Stokes, JazzTimes

“I’m presenting some very talented young musicians who in my estimation are budding superstars, especially Sue.” --Charli Persip in JazzTimes

“. . .nor can too much be said about the youngish and loving way in which Sweet Sue Terry saluted Charlie Parker, playing with the passion that sent some of the band’s reed players back to the shed when they realized they would have to work next to someone so intent on firing from the heart every chance she got.” --Stanley Crouch

“Sue nailed it!” --Paquito D’Rivera

“She’s been compared to the great alto players like Charlie Parker and Phil Woods. . .Sue Terry exemplifies excellence with a commanding sense of swing and a burnished tone.” --National Public Radio