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| 1. | Naccara
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| 2. | Milestones
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| 3. | A Touch Of Green
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| 4. | Spring Is Here
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| 5. | Blues Quarters
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| 6. | Cry Me A River
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| 7. | Cheryl
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| 8. | What Are You Doing?
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Jazz
Neo-Bop
Post-Bop
Recorded December 16, 1998 in Brooklyn, NY, USA
David Hazeltine (P)
Eric Alexander (Ts)
Dwayne Burno (B)
Joe Farnsworth (D)
On his fourth Criss Cross recording, pianist David Hazeltine showcases virtuosic pianistics and nuanced arrangements that have become his trademark, abetted by tenor titan Eric Alexander, bassist Dwayne Burno, and rising star drummer Joe Farnsworth, all colleagues in the renowned collective ensemble One For All.
David Hazeltine's third Criss Cross release features him in the company of tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, bassist Dwayne Burno, and drummer Joe Farnsworth. The pianist contributes three originals, two of which, "Naccara" and "A Touch of Green," share a similarly spacious, hard bop-oriented harmonic layout. The third, "Blues Quarters," is a 16-bar minor blues. Its form can be divided into quarters (hence the title), a fact that becomes especially interesting during the "trading fours" rounds with the drummer. On this tune and on Charlie Parker's "Cheryl," Alexander's and Hazeltine's mastery of the bop-blues idiom is astonishing. The lightning-quick closing track, "What Are You Doing?," also highlights Alexander's talent as a writer.
Of the standards on the record, the bright Latin rendition of "Cry Me a River" is novel, but "Milestones" and "Spring Is Here" don't really rise above the ordinary. On the whole, however, this is a strong offering from one of the most consistent straight-ahead pianists on the jazz scene.
---David R. Adler, allmusic |
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