Release Date: 29 June 2009
Label: Criss Cross Jazz
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8712474131426
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Release Date: 29 June 2009
Label: Criss Cross Jazz
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8712474131426
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Description
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 Q.Younger appears on the ballad Djorolen.
Tracklisting
Misha Tsiganov
Antonio Farao
Gregory Groover Jr.
Michael Thomas
Warne Marsh
Walt Weiskopf
Tad Shull Quintet
Steve Nelson
Kristin Lee
Omer Leshem
Moksha
Maya Cohen
Knut Reiersrud Band
Erlend Skomsvoll Trio
Alan Barnes & David Newton
Tiziano Tononi & Emanuele Parrini