From wytze at jazz.deboca.net  Wed Jan 27 17:34:37 2010
From: wytze at jazz.deboca.net (Wytze van der Raay)
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:34:37 +0100
Subject: [CrissCross-news] Criss Cross Jazz new releases February 2010
Message-ID: <4B606B1D.6030900@jazz.deboca.net>

Here are the new Criss Cross Jazz releases for February 2010, which will
be available from February 15. All details can be found on the website:

         http://www.crisscrossjazz.com/

The 30-second sound samples will be available around the time of release
in mid-February.


CRISS 1320 CD    WYCLIFFE GORDON - CONE AND T-STAFF -

On Wycliffe Gordon's eighth effort as a leader for Criss Cross the multi-
talented former Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra
trombonist who they call Cone teams up with versatile trumpeter Terell
Stafford (aka Staff) in a brassy quintet with a smoking rhythm section
that features label regulars, pianist Mike LeDonne and Kenny Washington
(back from Gordon's previous date) and the gifted young bassist David
Wong, making his first Criss Cross appearance.

The players all shine, both individually and as a cohesive unit,
on an appealing swing-to-bop program comprised of jazz originals
and classics, standards and blues.

http://www.crisscrossjazz.com/album/1320.html


CRISS 1321 CD   LAGE LUND - UNLIKELY STORIES -

Guitarist Lage Lund made his first Criss Cross leader debut in 2008
with the brilliant Early Songs (Criss 1307). Paring down from a quintet
to quartet, he returns with Unlikely Stories, a vibrant set of mainly
original tunes with a superb supporting cast: pianist Edward Simon,
bassist Ben Street and drummer Bill Stewart.

Lund took first place in the International Thelonious Monk Guitar
Competition and has gained renown as one of the world's most
sought-after players.
He has appeared on two Criss Cross sessions led by Seamus Blake,
Way Out Willy (Criss 1288) and Bellwether (Criss 1317), in addition
to his memorable sideman work with David Sanchez, Marcus Strickland,
Kendrick Scott, Jaleel Shaw, Donny McCaslin, Will Vinson and many others.

The first-ever electric guitarist to attend Juilliard, Lund possesses
a staggering harmonic sophistication and a singularly fluid voice as
a soloist -- qualities that leap out on Unlikely Stories and, no doubt,
on many more releases to come.

http://www.crisscrossjazz.com/album/1321.html


CRISS 1322 CD   DAVID BINNEY - ALISO -

For his fourth Criss Cross leader date, alto saxophonist-composer
David Binney convenes his primary New York working quartet of the 00s
(pianist Jacob Sacks, bassist Eivind Opsvik, and drummer Dan Weiss),
adds to the mix guitar hero Wayne Krantz, with whom he works frequently
in an electronica-oriented group, and augments the proceedings with
several appearances by British pianist-composer John Escreet,
a frequent partner in recent years.

The leader plays with deep emotion and the concision of an old master;
it's as strong a date as any in Binney's now sizable discography.

http://www.crisscrossjazz.com/album/1322.html


CRISS 1323      JIM ROTONDI - THE MOVE -

During his 13-year association with Criss Cross, which includes six
prior leader dates and another five with the nonpareil hardbop
collective One For All, trumpeter Jim Rotondi has consistently
maintained high standards of excellence in his playing and writing.

The Move is no exception-- Rotondi's strong sextet, all long-time
colleagues (Ralph Bowen, tenor sax; Mike DiRubbo, alto sax; David
Hazeltine, piano; John Webber, bass; Joe Farnsworth, drums), play
the stimulating charts with heat, creative spirit, and deep craft,
each member stamping themselves as personal voices in the mainstem
jazz timeline.

http://www.crisscrossjazz.com/album/1323.html


From wytze at jazz.deboca.net  Tue May  4 17:15:24 2010
From: wytze at jazz.deboca.net (Wytze van der Raay)
Date: Tue, 04 May 2010 17:15:24 +0200
Subject: [CrissCross-news] Criss Cross Jazz new releases May 2010
Message-ID: <4BE03A0C.5030908@jazz.deboca.net>

Here are the new Criss Cross Jazz releases for May 2010, which will
be available from May 16. All details can be found on the website:

         http://www.crisscrossjazz.com/

The 30-second sound samples will be available around the time of release
in mid-May.


CRISS 1324 CD    TIM WARFIELD ? A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY -

On his sixth Criss Cross leader date, saxophonist Tim Warfield reconvenes
his bandmates ? trumpeter extraordinaire Terell Stafford, Hammond B3 master
Pat Bianchi, and Joey de Francesco?s drummer-of-choice Byron Landham ?
from the 2007 date One For Shirley (Criss 1304) for an informed, soulful
exploration of American Songbook repertoire.

A life-long Pennsylvanian, Warfield learned how to navigate such terrain
during a long association with the legendary Philadelphia keyboardist
Shirley Scott.
He applies those lessons to great effect, unfailingly channeling technical
derring-do towards imperatives of emotional expression and swing.

http://www.crisscrossjazz.com/album/1324.html


CRISS 1325 CD   ALEX SIPIAGIN ? GENERATIONS -

With Generations, his eighth Criss Cross outing as a leader, trumpeter
Alex Sipiagin honors the legacy of the great Woody Shaw, reimaging five
stellar pieces from Shaw?s repertoire and balancing the progam with four
originals.
The quartet lineup here < Sipiagin, guitarist Adam Rogers, bassist Boris
Kozlov, drummer Antonio Sanchez > at one time formed the core of the
brilliant Michael Brecker Sextet. Together, these four players bring
years worth of mutual collaborative experience to the music at hand.

Woody Shaw himself appeared just once on Criss Cross, lending his
extraordinary horn voice to Introducing Kenny Garrett (Criss 1014)
in 1985.  Shaw?s influence has long been implicit in Sipiagin?s playing ?
not only in the Russian-born trumpeter?s work as a leader, but also in
his scorching solos with Dave Holland?s Big Band and Octet, the Mingus
Big Band, the late Michael Brecker?s Sextet and Quindectet and many more.

With Generations Sipiagin makes his debt to Shaw more explicit,
but he approaches these canonical works with his own individuality
and imagination foremost in mind, in the determined spirit of Shaw?s
song title: Beyond All Limits.

http://www.crisscrossjazz.com/album/1325.html


CRISS 1326 CD   DAVID HAZELTINE ? INVERSIONS -

When it comes to New York?s top-shelf gigs, few pianists get the job done
like David Hazeltine. Much sought for his sensitivity as an accompanist,
Hazeltine is also an inventive composer and arranger who is able to bring
a fresh approach to the mainstream.

For his eighth set as a leader for Criss Cross, the pianist brings
his talents to the fore with three originals, including a dedicatory
For Cedar. Rounding out the set are a few select standards including
a new twist on Dizzy Gillespie?s Tin Tin Deo.

Longtime collaborators Eric Alexander (tenor sax), John Webber (bass),
and Joe Farnsworth (drums) mix it up with expert vibist Steve Nelson
for a colorful set that puts all of Hazeltine?s wares on full display.

http://www.crisscrossjazz.com/album/1326.html


CRISS 1327      WALT WEISKOPF ? SEE THE PYRAMID -

See The Pyramid marks only the third occasion in Walt Weiskopf?s
eleven-album relationship with Criss Cross (it began with the 1992
date Simplicity [Criss 1075] on which the tenor saxophonist-composer
presents his musical vision in the quartet format.

As he has done in his various nonet, octet, sextet, and quintet outtings,
all executed at the highest level, Weiskopf conjures challenging twists
and turns to frame his improvisations on five originals and five
off-the-beaten-path standards.
The results are consistently virtuosic and soulful.

His bandmates in the quartet are: Peter Zak (piano), Doug Weiss (bass),
and Quincy Davis (drums).

http://www.crisscrossjazz.com/album/1327.html