'From the painfully introspective “Something Of A Romance,” to “The Quarter's" playfully lighthearted, ode to New Orleans’ Second Line, Wade’s personalized tracks moved me, sometimes to smile, sometimes to tears. Moving Day represents the best of jazz: thoughtful, skilled, and full of heart.' 

'One is immediately struck by his magnificent – even magisterial – tonal color, and his articulation is informed by a dark elegance that is easy to be seduced by...All in all this is an album where an almost heroic world of bass styling is evoked while also sculpting the trio sound with enormous skill and telling effect.'

'Wade frames this music carefully for all 3 instruments and they are presented with a serious joy. These are not sketches but substantial efforts that make for meaty listening. Wade has an attractive woody sound to his (at times) cello-like bass. Harrison and Neumann are equally featured in the framework, a nice change from the usual piano trios. Wade has written some terrific originals. A subtle stunner.'

'This is Mark Wade's second outing and confirms expectations set by his debut, a step forward in terms of cohesion of the trio and the music contained therein. This is largely due to Wade's facility as a composer; each tune is built on introductions, different themes that at times take the form of proper movements, frequent meter changes and apt codas...one of the most interesting piano trio recordings of the year.'

'Wade's articulation is so strong, clear, and uplifting that even at its most boisterous you are carried away with its authenticity of feeling...To have a voice that is all your own is important, but just as important is that indefinable quality that allows you to magically make a connection with your audience. Wade seems to have found that happy medium.'

'Playing with the kind of telepathy that made Windham Hill and ECM records so hard to classify, this set is right in the spirit of those early NAC records. Modern jazz played with the kind of discipline that makes it real music as opposed to creativity for the sake of creativity, any set of solid adult ears will recognize this for the gem it is. Tasty stuff throughout.' 

'Mark Wade, pianist Tim Harrison, and drummer Scott Neumann always make clear what they mean to say and where they've chosen to go...Wade's work manages to connect on an emotional level while remaining true to its principles...The resultant music speaks to artistic sympathies, subtleties, and strength.'

'Majestic, Cinematic..."Another Night in Tunisia" is the familiar favorite chugging along over a series of rhythmic shifts: having just heard Dave Douglas completely radicalize the song, it’s impressive to hear how well this holds it own alongside it...Needless to say, compositions and a band this good would resonate with the crowds at Smalls and Jazz at Lincoln Center.'

'With an impressive command of his instrument, Wade takes his tightly-knit acoustic trio beyond stereotyped formulas or just simplistic reinterpretations of known songs. Moving Day is a dazzling testament to his evolving artistry, where inventiveness is on full display.'

'Mark Wade and his esteemed friends paint an attractive tapestry of eloquent pieces masterfully played and underscored with thoughtful precision and understanding of the language of jazz...I can appreciate the opportunity to submerge myself into the synergy, warmth, depth, and simplicity encompassed in the body of this unsurpassed palette of music.'

'It has to be said, I was hooked from the start and had to fight the impulse to just hit repeat over and over...The album, the trio, Mark Wade, none of them disappoint. In an album that started with bright hope, Moving Day leaves you with satisfied fulfillment and great, great joy.'

'Moving Day is another scintillating chapter added to the Mark Wade Trio’s oeuvre.  The Mark Wade Trio proves once more over the course of nine tunes that it is a special entity, and in the crowded landscape of New York jazz that it deserves to be in the upper pantheon of the scene with striking writing, and a trio that embodies the qualities of subtlety, inner dialogue, and oneness.'

'Wade has an assertive style on acoustic bass—rippling and sinewy as befitting Buster Williams and Mike Richmond.  The surging “Wide Open” is an insistent somewhat modal-sounding piece...Wade’s rapid, dexterous solo practically dances in your head.  “Midnight in the Cathedral” is something of a game-changer — dense, ominous, and ruminating, it evokes the open-ended, questing character of Chick Corea’s acoustic trio work.  Watch this fellow and his trio.'

'Mark Wade’s Moving Day is the perfect blend of exploration, exposition and pure joy of playing. Whether its his own originals, which comprise the bulk of this effort, or a re-working of the couple of classic tunes on the effort, its fun listening to the inventiveness and artistry. The fluid ease of performance by the players reflects the overall feeling of the recording as whole. A fantastic production.'

'Even with the excellent bass playing, it is for Wade’s composing that Moving Day will probably be best remembered...the music tends to be episodic, evolves as it progresses, is full of subtle creativity, and features close interplay by the trio...Moving Day is the type of softly inventive jazz that grows in interest with each listen.'

'Bassist Mark Wade teams with Tim Harrison/p and Scott Neuman/dr, using his instrument as a pulsating lead for this collection of originals and covers. The strings snap on the lithe title track, bop with delight on a swinging and creative take of “Another Night in Tunisia” and dance with Neuman’s cymbals on “Autumn Leaves.”  They show with each song reflective and holistic approach to interpretation and delivery. Creative currents.'

'...the heart and soul of the band is graceful and delivers a pulse that is agreeable and captivating. The three have a joy and ease of playing together, each of them brings their own unique playing style to create a unified sound over the course of nine tracks. The music is full of fascinating harmonies, melodies, and compositional techniques, but beauty is the theme here.'

'This trio functions as an organic entity, with each player contributing to the shifting colors and shadings implicit in their approaches to the tunes...Wade’s musical imagination seems to have no limits, and the results are a equally likely to challenge the listener’s imagination.  Moving Day is indeed a moving aural experience.'