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Jim Rotondi: Iron Man
by Elliott Simon
The harsh sterility that can sometimes characterize post bop horn-based quintets is noticeably lacking on Iron Man. Jim Rotondi's trumpet and flugelhorn are deliciously warm, and saxman Jimmy Greene's tenor fits right into the overall mood. A member of the hard bop ensemble One for All, Rotondi eschews the piano here in favor of seasoned vibraphonist ...
Donny McCaslin: Give & Go
by Tom Greenland
Proust, Faulkner and Joyce: all wrote in protracted sentences that challenge the reader's mettle. Donny McCaslin is one such improviser, creating melodic lines that seem to stretch out and out and out, yet, through rigorous internal logic, never lose the thread of the narrative nor rankle the listener with overblown verbosity. Give and ...
Wycliffe Gordon: Cone's Coup
by C. Michael Bailey
Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon warrants that the last be stated first: he is the most soulful and technically proficient trombone player composing, performing, and educating today. Period. As Gordon closes in on twenty years as a performing jazz musician, he never ceases to challenge the listener with something new. Cone's Coup is a perfect case ...
Donny McCaslin: Give and Go
by John Kelman
If there's one label that's committed to defining the new mainstream, it's Criss Cross Jazz. Earlier recordings on Gerry Teekens' label weighed more heavily towards the standards repertoire, but recent releases by artists like guitarist Adam Rogers, trumpeter Alex Sipiagin and pianist Edward Simon have applied a more contemporary spin on acoustic jazz through a greater ...
Adam Rogers: Apparitions
by AAJ Italy Staff
L'eccellente chitarrista americano Adam Rogers continua la sua corsa felpata con l'olandese Criss Cross ed arriva al terzo album (dopo Art of the Invisible del 2002 e Allegory del 2003) con questo Apparitions che, oltre alla lettera 'A' come iniziale del titolo, mantiene parecchi punti in comune coi due ottimi album precedenti. A cominciare dalla formazione ...
Meant to Be
By Steve Davis
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2005
Track listing: Bright Side; Choices; As Fate Would Have It; Lost in Thought; Waiting; Angelina; Blues Across the World
The Fo'tet Augmented
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2005
Track listing: Shade of Jade, Surrender, The Burning Sands, Johnny Come Lately, Status Flux, Beauteous B, Acceptance, The Commute, Keep It Simple
New for Now
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2005
Track listing: Gone with the Wind; New for Now; Stardust; Peru; Five Bucks a Bungalow; From the Ashes; Ask Me Now; All or Nothing at All.
Returning
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2005
Track listing: Returning; Extra Chance; Miniature; Pictures; Snova; Son of Thirteen; Turn Out the Stars.
Simplicitas
By Edward Simon
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2005
Track listing: Opening; Infinite One; Not So Unique; You're My Everything I; Simplicity; Fiestas; Unknown Path; Fiestas (reprise); You're My Everything II; South Facing; Exit
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