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Philly-New York Junction

Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2000
Track listing: Fat Cat, In Balance, Growing Pains, Philly-New York Junction, Pannonica, I've Never Been In Love Before, Lollipops and Roses, Ugly Beauty, Buffalo (69:31)

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A Chat With Eric Alexander

by C. Andrew Hovan
July 1, 2000

One of the few “young lions" who is more influenced by Dexter Gordon and George Coleman than by John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander has come very far with his career in a short period of time. Following his first year of studying classical music at Indiana University as an alto player, Alexander ...

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John Swana/Joe Magnarelli: Philly-New York Junction

Read "Philly-New York Junction" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan

by C. Andrew Hovan
March 1, 2000

Trumpeters John Swana and Joe Magnarelli are of a new generation of players who aren't as well known as a Roy Hargrove or Nicholas Payton but who nonetheless have much to say in terms of advancing the role of the trumpet in jazz. Swana, hails from Philadelphia and has been a Criss Cross veteran for the ...

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Tug of War

By John Swana

Label: Criss Cross
Released: 1999
Track listing: Freddie, Tug of War, Vic Arpeggio, Innocence, Pure Bliss, Smile, Puss 'n Boots, Pure Imagination, Quick Fix (69:50)

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John Swana: Tug of War

Read "Tug of War" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan

by C. Andrew Hovan
October 1, 1999

The only reason that thirty-something trumpeter John Swana is not a more recognized jazz artist is due to the fact that he refuses to move to New York and instead keeps his hometown scene of Philadelphia healthy and vibrant. Fortunately for us, Criss Cross Jazz knew a good thing when they heard it and over the ...

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In The Moment

By John Swana

Label: Criss Cross
Released: 1996
Track listing: The Lonely Ones; Le Barron; Teeko; Martha; 946 North Randolph; I Wanna Be Happy; Troubled Times; Ballad Of The Sad Young Men; Esther's Step.

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