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Steve Davis: Systems Blue
by David A. Orthmann
Indicative of formative experiences in the bands of Art Blakey and Jackie McLean, as well as his current association with the cooperative sextet One For All, Steve Davis’ Systems Blue encompasses many of the characteristics of bop and hard bop without sounding stalled in a bygone era. On his fifth date for the Criss Cross label, ...
Orrin Evans: Blessed Ones
by C. Andrew Hovan
One certainly can’t accuse pianist Orrin Evan of hopping on the revival bandwagon. Nothing he’s done over the course of four previous Criss Cross sides and two self-promoted albums smacks of mainstream sentimentality. On the contrary, Evans likes to push the envelope and that fact becomes ever so apparent now that he’s in the wide open ...
One For All: Live at Smoke, Volume 1
by David A. Orthmann
As anyone who frequents jazz clubs will attest, there are nights that live on in memory for years after the last note fades. Aside from basic details easily recalled (personnel, tunes, arrangements, etc.), what really matters is the way the music made us feel. On these rare occasions, the sounds were so potent that, for a ...
One For All: Live at Smoke- Volume 1
by C. Andrew Hovan
Growing out of a weekly jam session that drummer Joe Farnsworth used to lead at a New York club called Augie’s, the hard bop ensemble One For All now encompasses a pool of leaders who still manage to get together and cultivate the kind of musical empathy that they’ve developed over the years. After two initial ...
Blues Quarters Vol. 1
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2001
Track listing: Naccara, Milestones, A Touch of Green, Spring Is Here, Blues Quarters, Cry Me A River, Cheryl, What Are You Doing?
Mr. Mags
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2001
Track listing: 215 #1; Our Song; Passage; I Should Care; Mean What You Say; Oh' Suzanne; Blue Opus; Mississippi Jazz Club.
Siren
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2001
Track listing: Glass Eye, Siren, In a Daze, Close Your Eyes, Victory March, Night in Ferrara, Zone, Baby Won't You Please Come Home, Separation
Workin' Out
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2001
Track listing: Four In One; Sky Dive; Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love; Steps; Maiden Voyage; Wonderful; Fall; Sea Journey; I Waited For You.
Keep Steppin'
By Mike DiRubbo
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2001
Track listing: Encounter; Introspection; Keep Steppin'; The End Of A Love Affair; Sunset; Around The Way; Mike's Move; Solar; Bittersuite.
