Results for "Criss Cross"

Wycliffe Gordon: United Soul Experience

by C. Andrew Hovan
June 25, 2003

It's dangerous to take labels too seriously where music is involved. Take Wycliffe Gordon, for instance. A protégé of Wynton Marsalis and former charter member of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, the trombonist is most clearly associated with mainstream sensibilities. Truth be told, however, Gordon has evidenced varied interests by such projects as his studio effort ...

Tim Warfield: Jazz Is...

by C. Andrew Hovan
June 25, 2003

Although it exists solely for the purposes of recordings and the occasional live gig, Tim Warfield’s quintet (Warfield- tenor saxophone; Nicholas Payton- trumpet; Cyrus Chestnut- piano; Tarus Mateen- bass; Clarence Penn- drums) has been a marvel to hear over the course of four albums dating back to the critically acclaimed A Cool Blue from 1995. They ...

David Kikoski: Combinations

by C. Andrew Hovan
June 25, 2003

The victim of corporate disregard for an artist's work, pianist David Kikoski has recorded many records as a leader over the years, although all but his most recent string of releases for Criss Cross are currently unavailable. This fact, along with his extensive work as a sideman, meant that until 1998's Inner Trust, few were aware ...

J.D. Allen: Pharoah's Children

by C. Andrew Hovan
June 25, 2003

When it comes to recordings of mainstream excellence, it's hard to ignore the impressive battery of titles that producer Gerry Teekens has built up for his Criss Cross imprimatur. The label has established an consistently reliable reputation among experienced musicians, most recently shifting towards documenting some cutting edge musicians of a younger age. Case in point, ...

Adam Rogers: Art of the Invisible

by C. Andrew Hovan
June 25, 2003

Hard to say whether or not producer Gerry Teekens has a special affinity for guitarists, but over the years his catalog has swelled with such skilled plectrists as Jimmy Raney, Peter Bernstein, Bobby Broom, Kurt Rosenwinkle, and Jesse Van Ruller. Now add to that list the name of Adam Rogers, a versatile and valuable sideman who ...

Mike DiRubbo: Human Spirit

by David A. Orthmann
May 17, 2003

On his second Criss Cross release, alto saxophonist Mike DiRubbo thrives on the challenges posed by a great rhythm section. Pianist David Hazeltine, bassist Peter Washington, and drummer Joe Farnsworth, most notably of the cooperative sextet One For All, have lit a fire under dozens of significant jazz recordings over the past decade. Full of inspired ...

Wycliffe Gordon Quintet: United Soul Experience

by David A. Orthmann
February 13, 2003

The brainchild of producer Gerry Teekens, United Soul Experience extricates trombonist Wycliffe Gordon from the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra orbit and teams him with some of the most interesting young talent in the Criss Cross stable. Tradition-minded but not predictable, the music alludes to several jazz and funk styles without settling into any one of them. ...

Hieroglyphica

By Conrad Herwig

Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2002
Track listing: Hieroglyphica: Hieroglyphica, The Orange Dove, Solar Circle, Quiet Mountain, Island of the Day Before, The Intruder, The Antipodes, The Eleventh Hour

Shades of Light: Three Flowers, Tones For Joan's Bones, Crystal Silence, Bessie's Blues, If You Never Come To Me, Shades of Light, Black Narcissus, Think On Me, African Flower, In Your Own Sweet Way

Land of Shadow

By Conrad Herwig

Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2002
Track listing: Lullaby Of The Leaves; The Dream Master; Land Of Shadow; Forbidden Pool; Shadows Of The Past; Gypsy Without A Song; Homeward Bound.

Here and There

By Jesse van Ruller

Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2002
Track listing: The Best Things In Life Are Free, Christina, Bye Bye Baby, Subconcious-Lee, Prelude to a Kiss, Debits and Credits, Everything I Love, In Walked Bud, Ballad of the Sad Young Men, Cedar's Blues