Wycliffe Gordon releases new CD, "Cone's Coup"

Wycliffe Gordon's sixth effort for Criss Cross features the trombonist with the biggest sound around in a program comprised predominantly of original blues.

Gordon demonstrates his mastery of that most versatile African American art form, playing slow, fast, sad, reverent and raucous variations, accompanied by his regular working trio with Jazz Messengers alumnus Johnny O'Neal at the piano and the New Orleans rhythm team of bassist Reginald Veal, and drummer Herlin Riley.

Joining the quartet, making his Criss Cross debut, is Muskegon Heights, Michigan native tenor saxophonist Stacy Dillard, whose deep dark soulful tone perfectly complements the similarly endowed leader.