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Ralph Peterson Quintet: Tests of Time
by Alexander M. Stern
Not for nothing does Criss Cross have a reputation for being the present day equivalent of Blue Note Records during its heyday in the '50s and '60s. A blindfolded listener could easily be forgiven for mistaking a 2003 Criss Cross album for the work of Hank Mobley, Jimmy Smith, or Grant Green. That may sound worse ...
Jesse Van Ruller: Circles
by David A. Orthmann
Alluding to funk, soul, as well as a number of modern jazz styles, guitarist Jesse Van Ruller’s quartet functions in a space of its own making that is outside of any familiar category. Both difficult to define and hugely enjoyable, the music features a few significant characteristics. Despite the presence of the leader’s electric guitar and ...
David Kikoski: Combinations
by C. Andrew Hovan
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 ...
Adam Rogers: Art of the Invisible
by C. Andrew Hovan
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 ...
Tim Warfield: Jazz Is...
by C. Andrew Hovan
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 ...
Wycliffe Gordon: United Soul Experience
by C. Andrew Hovan
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 ...
J.D. Allen: Pharoah's Children
by C. Andrew Hovan
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, ...
Mike DiRubbo: Human Spirit
by David A. Orthmann
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
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. ...
Land of Shadow
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.
