TODAY IS TOMORROW

$20.21
Label
CRISS CROSS
Release Date
February 21, 2012
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • PERFORMER
      STEPHENS, DAYNA
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 21, 2012
    • UPC
      8712474134526
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CSS1345.2
    • LABEL
      CRISS CROSS
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Jazz
    Works ⌄

    1. Skylark

      Composer: Hoagy Carmichael

      Performer: Dayna Stephens, Aaron Parks, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Donald Edwards

    2. Kwooked Stweet

      Composer: Dayna Stephens

      Performer: Dayna Stephens, Michael Rodriguez, Aaron Parks, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Donald Edwards

    3. Radio-Active Earworm

      Composer: Dayna Stephens

      Performer: Dayna Stephens, Aaron Parks, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Donald Edwards

    4. De pois do amor, O vazio

      Composer: Bobby Thomas

      Performer: Dayna Stephens, Aaron Parks, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Donald Edwards

    5. Loosy Goosy

      Composer: Dayna Stephens

      Performer: Dayna Stephens, Julian Lage, Aaron Parks, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Donald Edwards

    6. Black Narcissus

      Composer: Joe Henderson

      Performer: Dayna Stephens, Michael Rodriguez, Julian Lage, Aaron Parks, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Donald Edwards

    7. Haden's Largo

      Composer: Dayna Stephens

      Performer: Dayna Stephens, Julian Lage, Aaron Parks, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Donald Edwards

    8. Hard-Boiled Wonderland

      Composer: Aaron Parks

      Performer: Dayna Stephens, Aaron Parks, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Donald Edwards

    9. The Elite

      Composer: Dayna Stephens

      Performer: Dayna Stephens, Aaron Parks, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Donald Edwards

    10. Cartoon Element

      Composer: Aaron Parks

      Performer: Dayna Stephens, Aaron Parks, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Donald Edwards


A Bay Area native, tenor saxophonist Dayna Stephens makes his auspiciousdebut on the Criss Cross label with Today Is Tomorrow - a soaring, lyrical, deeply swinging collection of originals and jazz classics (Hoagy Carmichael's Skylark, Joe Henderson's Black Narcissus). As a 2003 graduate of the Thelonious Monk Institute, Stephens had the opportunity to work with the likes of Dave Holland, Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock, whohelped strengthen his complex sensibility as a composer and improviser. In recent years Dayna has appeared with the likes of Carlos Santana, Kenny Barron, Terence Blanchard, Gretchen Parlato and many others. Joining Stephens on Today Is Tomorrow is a stellar cast, featuring Aaron Parks on piano and the sturdy rhythm section of Kiyoshi Kitagawa on bass and Donald Edwards on drums. Supplementing the lineup are Julian Lage, one of the jazz scene's most exciting newcomers on guitar, and Michael Rodriguez, a fiery trumpeter with credits including Charlie Haden and Gonzalo Rubalcaba. Stephens pilots them through the set with finesse and heart, proving himself a player quickly on the rise.