Jazz
Recorded February 4, 2010 in Brooklyn, NY, USA by Michael Marciano
Tim Warfield (Ts / Ss)
Terell Stafford (Tp / Flh)
Pat Bianchi (Hammond B3 Organ)
Byron Landham (D)
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.
Tim Warfield
Active Decades: '90s and '00s
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Neo-Bop, Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Straight-Ahead Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Tenor saxophonist Tim Warfield, Jr. has begun to make his mark in the '90s. He's demonstrated a swaggering, soulful tone and emphatic style during his solos on the anthology Tough Young Tenors and no doubt will soon begin to display his talents in a leadership role.
---Ron Wynn, All Music Guide |
