Jim Rotondi's fifth Criss Cross album
frames the trumpeter's golden tone
in a new context - to be specific, long-time Criss Cross
guitar-organ team Peter Bernstein and
Sam Yahel, omniscient drummer Bill Stewart,
and protean a new sound tenor saxman Chris Potter.
The program alternates white-hot and mellow feels in equal measure;
everything is sustained by the inner flame of swing.
1. | Blues Nouveau (Jim Rotondi) 8:23 | |
2. | John Force (Jim Rotondi) 7:39 | |
3. | Firewater (Buster Williams) 6:42 | |
4. | My Love Waits (Duke Pearson) 7:30 | |
5. | Autumn Chill (Peter Bernstein) 6:54 | |
6. | Isn't It A Pity (George Gershwin) 8:40 | |
7. | Assisi (Chris Potter) 7:10 | |
8. | Stranger Than Fiction (Jim Rotondi) 6:19 |
Total Time: 59:23
Recorded
November 1, 2003
in
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Engineer:
Max Bolleman
Producer:
Gerry Teekens
&
K. Hasselpflug (executive)