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John Swana: Bright Moments
by Victor L. Schermer
Simply put, this album is so listenable and stood out so noticeably among the many CDs I've been spinning for myself recently, that I thought All About Jazz readers ought to know about it. I first heard then trumpeter John Swana a decade or more ago when he jammed at pianist Tom Lawton's memorable long-term gig ...
David Binney: The Time Verses
by Geannine Reid
Acclaimed as a significant and extremely unique compositional talent, saxophonist David Binney is one of the most prolific jazz musicians on the scene today. Binney has created an alternative jazz scene that focuses on playing adventurous and original music, which has been key to his journey as a player. He possesses a distinctive saxophone sound and ...
Unspoken
By Matt Brewer
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2016
Track listing: Juno; Unspoken; Twenty Years; Lunar; Evil Song; Cheryl; Anthem; Aspiring to Normalcy; Tesuque
Reflections
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2016
Track listing: Falling Out; King of the Mountain; Wingspan; Reflections; Olvidame; Who Cares?; Samba De Igor; Big O's Blues
Spring Feelings
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2016
Track listing: You and The Night and The Music; Jed's Place; October in Kiev; Yes or No; Jumping Michael; Infant Eyes; The Night Has a Thousand Eyes; Blues for Gerry; Spring Feelings
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
By Seamus Blake
Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2016
Track listing: Let's Call the Whole Thing Off; Choro Blanco; Lunar; La Cancion Que Falta; Limehouse Blues; Surfboard; Count Your Blessings; A Little Evil.
Matt Brewer: Unspoken
by Andrew Luhn
Bassist Matt Brewer first revealed his talents as a bandleader and a composer on his 2014 Criss Cross debut Mythology. Brewer returns to the Criss Cross label for his sophomore effort with a completely new quintet to explore seven new original compositions, a Bill Frisell cover, and one Charlie Parker tune. Joining him this time around ...
Seamus Blake / Chris Cheek: Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
by Edward Blanco
Friends and musical collaborators for more than two decades, New York tenor saxophonists Seamus Blake and Chris Cheek have been leaders, sidemen and big band soloist throughout their distinguished careers and seem to cherish their roles as co-leaders on joint projects such as their critically-acclaimed Reeds Ramble (Criss Cross Jazz, 2014). Let's Call the Whole Thing ...
Conrad Herwig / Igor Butman: Reflections
by Andrew Luhn
"Tight" is the word that most readily comes to mind to describe this band's playing. For Reflections, his tenth release as a leader for the Dutch Criss Cross label, trombonist Conrad Herwig has joined forces with Russian tenor man Igor Butman as co-leader. Rounding out the front-line is trumpeter extraordinaire Alex Sipiagin, a name that will ...
Misha Tsiganov: Spring Feelings
by Edward Blanco
Russian-born pianist extraordinaire Misha Tsiganov delivers his second album and follow up to his highly-acclaimed Criss Cross Jazz label debut The Artistry of The Standard, with the thoroughly enthralling and enchanting Spring Feelings presenting a superb selection of five outrages originals and four reimagined standards in one exquisite package of post-bop burners. Before recoding the label ...
