CRISS CROSS

  • Dream
    Dream

    $19.98

    For his fourth Criss Cross Jazz release as a leader, young trumpet sensation Ryan Kisor reunites with the rhythm section from his "Point of Arrival CD" - Peter Zak on piano, bassist John Webber, and...


    Format: CD

    Release Date: March 12, 2002

  • Equilibrium
    Equilibrium

    $19.98

    As he has done on his three previous Criss Cross dates, Russian trumpeter Alex Sipiagin brings together a cohort of New York's finest - here reedmen Chris Potter and David Binney, keyboardist David Kikoski, bassist...


    Format: CD

    Release Date: September 28, 2004

  • Forever
    Forever

    $19.98

    Sacred music has long been a source of inspiration and creativity for the jazz musician. "Forever," Jimmy Greene's second release as a leader for Criss Cross, finds the tenor saxophonist continuing this rich tradition. Backed...


    Format: CD

    Release Date: February 17, 2004

  • Returning
    Returning

    $19.98

    For his fifth Criss Cross recording, Alex Sipiagin assembles a top-shelf quintet of generational peers, all colleagues who rank at the top of the pack on their respective instruments, to play a program of original...


    Format: CD

    Release Date: October 11, 2005

  • Nine Stories Wide
    Nine Stories Wide

    $19.98

    Joined by New York A-list Larry Grenadier and Bill Stewart, young guitar virtuoso Jonathan Kreisberg offers an impressive leader debut. Equally comfortable with bebop (Charlie Parker's "Relaxing at Camarillo"), the American song book ("Summertime," "My...


    Format: CD

    Release Date: February 17, 2004

  • Soul Proprietor
    Soul Proprietor

    $19.98

    On his first Criss Cross date since 1992, tenor sax master Ralph Bowen tackles the inspiriting organ-and-horns function with masterful aplomb, imparting clever re-harmonizing and rhythmic manipulations to the lingua franca that fire the creative...


    Format: CD

    Release Date: March 12, 2002

  • Jazz Is
    Jazz Is

    $19.98

    Tough young tenor Tim Warfield, permanent member of trumpet star Nicholas Payton's quintet, has his boss here in a sideman role with vibes-wizard Stefon Harris, pianist Cyrus Chestnut, bassist Tarus Mateen, and drummer Clarence Penn....


    Format: CD

    Release Date: October 22, 2002

  • Past Present Future
    Past Present Future

    $19.98

    After presenting a program of gnarly originals for quartet on "Ultimatum" (CRC #1222), his Criss Cross debut, pianist George Colligan offers a beautifully paced trio recital. Mixing well-wrought originals with iconic standards like "Sophistcated Lady"...


    Format: CD

    Release Date: February 22, 2005

  • Que Viva Coltrane
    Que Viva Coltrane

    $19.98

    Pollwinning trombonist Conrad Herwig and acclaimed trumpeter Brian Lynch join together for a burning program of Latin Jazz treatments of compositions by the great John Coltrane. Herwig and Lynch use the unique rapport they've achieved...


    Format: CD

    Release Date: September 28, 2004

  • On Target
    On Target

    $19.98

    Thirteen years and seven recordings after beginning his association with Criss Cross, John Swana presents his first album as the sole front-line horn. Spurred by an ace rhythm section comprising Dutch guitar great Jesse Van...


    Format: CD

    Release Date: September 23, 2003

  • Blueslike
    Blueslike

    $19.98

    Speaking eloquently to the benefits of keeping a working band together, One for All continues to add some distinctive flair to the mainstream tradition while building a singular book of originals and uniquely arranged standards....


    Format: CD

    Release Date: September 28, 2004

  • Simplicity
    Simplicity

    $19.98

    Perhaps no contemporary pianist blends Latin and Jazz vocabulary with the deftness and fluency of Ed Simon, who demonstrates the point on his second Criss Cross outing. Bassist Avishai Cohen and drummer Adam Cruz, both...


    Format: CD

    Release Date: April 26, 2005

  • Fo'tet Augmented
    Fo'tet Augmented

    $19.98

    For his fourth disc for Criss Cross, drummer/leader Ralph Peterson has reconstituted the Fo'tet, his critically acclaimed forward-looking quartet featuring vibraphonist Bryan Carrott. Founding member clarinetist Don Byron returns after a nearly 15 years hiatus...


    Format: CD

    Release Date: September 28, 2004

  • Wide Horizons
    Wide Horizons

    $19.98

    WIDE HORIZONS


    Format: CD

    Release Date: May 27, 2003

  • Insight
    Insight

    $19.98

    25-year-old trumpeter Jeremy Pelt has garnered notice for his superb charts and professionalism since landing in New York four years ago. "Insight," his Criss Cross debut, demonstrates that he's also a composer with a point...


    Format: CD

    Release Date: January 21, 2003