Release Date: 21 October 2013
Label: Criss Cross Jazz
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8712474136124
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Release Date: 21 October 2013
Label: Criss Cross Jazz
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8712474136124
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Description
Tenor saxophonist Dayna Stephens is poised, poetic and furiously swinging on his second Criss Cross effort, I'll Take My Chances, a follow-up to his remarkable 2012 release Today Is Tomorrow.
The quintet features guitarist Charles Altura, a newcomer to Criss Cross and a key melodic and solo voice throughout. Pianist Gerald Clayton, brings keen virtuosity and harmonic insight to Stephens' challenging, deeply lyrical compositions. Bassist Joe Sanders achieves an effortless sense of connection with drummer Bill Stewart, a veteran of over 20 Criss Cross sessions, not to mention one of the great influential players of the last 20 years.
Along with 5 originals, Field of Landmines by Stephens and Marcus Gilmore,Adrift by Aaron Parks and a hard-swinging reinvention of Brad Mehldau's Unrequited, Stephens also includes a rhapsodic treatment of Ellington's Prelude to a Kiss, featuring guest vocalist Becca Stevens.
There's also a striking departure: a track with Clayton on organ and the leader on husky, soul-drenched baritone sax.
Tracklisting
Misha Tsiganov
Antonio Farao
Gregory Groover Jr.
Michael Thomas
Warne Marsh
Walt Weiskopf
Tad Shull Quintet
Steve Nelson
Pentadox
Ramon van Merkenstein Trio
JAMIE LAMBERT
Nigel Price and Alban Claret
John Law & Jon Lloyd
Rolf Billberg
Kirk Knuffke
Dave Scott