PURITY OF TURF

$20.21
Label
CRISS CROSS
Release Date
September 16, 2016
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • PERFORMER
      IVERSON, ETHAN
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 16, 2016
    • UPC
      8712474139125
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CSS1391.2
    • LABEL
      CRISS CROSS
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Jazz
    Works ⌄

    1. The Purity of the Turf

      Composer: Ethan Iverson

      Performer: Ethan Iverson, Ron Carter, Nasheet Waits

    2. Song for My Father

      Composer: Horace Silver

      Performer: Ethan Iverson, Ron Carter, Nasheet Waits

    3. Darn that Dream

      Composer: Jimmy van Heusen

      Performer: Ethan Iverson, Ron Carter, Nasheet Waits

    4. Along Came Betty

      Composer: Benny Golson

      Performer: Ethan Iverson, Ron Carter, Nasheet Waits

    5. Graduation Day

      Composer: Ethan Iverson

      Performer: Ethan Iverson, Ron Carter, Nasheet Waits

    6. Confirmation

      Composer: Charlie Parker

      Performer: Ethan Iverson, Ron Carter, Nasheet Waits

    7. Kush

      Composer: Nasheet Waits

      Performer: Ethan Iverson, Ron Carter, Nasheet Waits

    8. Sent for You Yesterday

      Composer: Count Basie, Eddie Durham

      Performer: Ethan Iverson, Ron Carter, Nasheet Waits

    9. Strange Serenade

      Composer: Andrew Hill

      Performer: Ethan Iverson, Ron Carter, Nasheet Waits

    10. Little Waltz

      Composer: Ron Carter

      Performer: Ethan Iverson, Ron Carter, Nasheet Waits

    11. Einbahnstrasse

      Composer: Ron Carter

      Performer: Ethan Iverson, Ron Carter, Nasheet Waits

    12. So Hard It Hurts

      Composer: Annette Peacock

      Performer: Ethan Iverson, Ron Carter, Nasheet Waits


The Purity of the Turf is kind of a "bucket list" moment for Ethan Iverson, who has always wanted to make a record with famous bassist Ron Carter. Iverson, pianist of the famous trio "The Bad Plus", chose drummer Nasheet Waits to fill out the trio, because Waits represents the avant-garde as well as swing. Criss Cross records are level playing field, with everyone recording in the same studio in a single day: Thus the sporting title, "The Purity of the Turf." The repertoire is mostly originals and jazz classics. A surprise highlight is the solo piano tribute to the late Paul Bley, "So Hard it Hurts" by Annett Peacock.