For his fourth Criss Cross outing as a leader, trumpeter Jim Rotondi has chosen the two-horns-plus rhythm format, presenting a program of compositions by Cedar Walton, Joe Henderson, Jimmy Rowles, Walter Davis Jr., Carole King and others (including one of his own works).
Joining Jim are some of the finest players of the New York jazz scene - fellow Criss Cross artists alto saxophonist Mike DiRubbo and pianist Anthony Wonsey, plus bassist John Webber, and drummer Willie Jones III.
1. | Skip's Blues (Mike DiRubbo) 6:36 | |
2. | Reverence (Jim Rotondi) 7:35 | |
3. | Lenny's Lens (Anthony Wonsey) 7:13 | |
4. | N.P.S. (Cedar Walton) 7:29 | |
5. | The Peacocks (Jimmy Rowles) 8:20 | |
6. | Davis Cup (Walter Davis Jr.) 5:53 | |
7. | It's Too Late (Carole King) 6:27 | |
8. | Step Lightly (Joe Henderson) 11:14 |
Total Time: 60:52
Recorded
June 4, 2000
in
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Engineer:
Max Bolleman
Producer:
Gerry Teekens
&
K. Hasselpflug (executive)