"A potentially welcome addition to the impressive crop of young male stylist
- Jose James, Gregory Porter, Milton Suggs and Sachal Vasandani principal among
them - that is propelling post-millennial jazz singing."
— Jazz Times Magazine
"Detour Ahead Chart Bound! - 1/18/2012" —
Jazz Week"Two tracks into Alan Leatherman's
Detour Ahead and the phrase "sweet soul music" comes to mind. But this isn't the
rarified realm of Sam Cooke or Otis Redding with ballads. Rather, Leatherman resides—and
comfortably so—in the role of classic torch singer" — Doug
Collette,
All About Jazz