"Emotional, inspiring, and very satisfying...rings clear and true through 17 wide ranging compositions on 2 CDs. The performances have the feeling of a captivating live date, the musicians breathing life and fire into every track."
– Ken Micallef, Jazz Times

"Peter Leitch's originals teem with fresh combinations of sounds and colors... the recording quality here is superb."
– Nelson Brill, Boston Concert Reviews

"An ambitious 2 disc set...Exciting new music... The charts are modern, yet accessible and always optimistic."
– George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly

"Fantastic writing and orchestration...The effort features some absolutely stellar talents on their respective instruments."
The Jazz Page On line music reviews.

"Endless creativity... His original melodies range from hauntingly beautiful to classically inventive to playful...his orchestrations also have a wide range of colors and textures."
Keys And Chords on line music magazine.

"Peter Leitch's use of the orchestra is brilliant...excellent trumpet, saxophone and piano solos.. British Phil Robson on electric guitar... Suitable for those interested in contemporary jazz as well as traditional jazz."
– Elliot Marlow-Stevens, Jazz Journal (UK)

"The music swings confidently with a vibrant and positive energy...this band of musicians performs the music with real commitment. There are so many compelling solos from everyone involved. Guitarist Phil Robson is on superb form..Split into two CDs to correspond to two club sets..."
– Adam Sieff, London Jazz News. (UK)

"Breathing new life into the 'raw materials' of the music...One of the top jazz recordings of the past year."
– Lesley Mitchell-Clarke, The Whole Note. (Canada)

"His music swings with intensity, logic and inventiveness."
Ken Franckling, JazzTimes

"Leitch has been making finely crafted albums with an ever increasing cast for over a decade. This is his best yet (Colours & Dimensions)...septet originals, all richly orchestrated and each utterly memorable."
– George Kanzler, Newark Star Ledger

"Leitch's signature remains his warm-toned, saxophonic single note lines which he spins with fluidity, harmonic sophistication and driving swing."
– Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes

"His warm, singing lines...have both a melodic grace and a rhythmic strength."
– John S. Wilson, New York Times

"Leitch plays with bite, drive, and refreshing intelligence...a concern for structure and rhythmic vitality."
The New Yorker

"Peter Leitch has been turning out consistently tasty, relentlessly swinging straightahead jazz albums for 12 years...marked by fluid phrasing, rhythmic drive, romantic lyricisim..."
Guitar Player

"Pumping out a steady flow of top-flight jazz albums...his works has been remarkably unpredictable and always fresh."
The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette