Criss Cross Jazz 1314 CD

Marcus Strickland

Of Song

Available: May 19, 2009

On his Criss Cross debut, tenor saxophonist Marcus Strickland offers a program of ballads, mixing original compositions and interpretations of classics - the songbook standard What's New, Wayne Shorter's Pinocchio, James Brown's It's a Man's Man's World.

Not yet thirty at the time of the recording date, Strickland displays a ravishing tone and a lyric sensibility that belies his youth.

In the band: pianist David Bryant, bassist Ben Williams, and drummer E.J. Strickland. Harpist Brandee Younger appears on the ballad Djorolen.

Marcus Strickland

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Marcus Strickland (Ts / Ss)
Brandee Younger (Harp) [2]
David Bryant (P)
Ben Williams (B)
E.J. Strickland (D)

	1.	Ne Me Quitte Pas (Jacques Brel) 6:07
	2.	Djorolen (Oumou Sangare) 8:06
	3.	What's New (Bob Haggart / Johnny Burke) 8:57
	4.	Is This Love? (Bob Marley) 7:44
	5.	Pinocchio (Wayne Shorter) 7:02
	6.	It's A Man's Man's World (James Brown / Betty Jean Newsome) 7:27
	7.	The Party's Over (Jule Styne) 6:40
	8.	Shadowlands (Bruce Hornsby) 4:06
	9.	A Memory's Mourn (Marcus Strickland) 6:33

Total Time: 62:48
Recorded December 18, 2008 in Brooklyn, NY, USA
Engineer: Max Ross & Max Bolleman (mixing) & The Masters (mastering)
Producer: Gerry Teekens