Criss Cross Jazz 1295 CD

Jimmy Greene

Gifts and Givers

Seldom heard since the days of Eddie "Lockjaw Davis" and Johnny Griffin saxophonist Jimmy Greene joins forces with Marcus Strickland for a two tenor line on his fourth set as a leader for Criss Cross.

Easily his best album to date, Gifts and Givers crackles with excitement on a program of originals and iconic standards such as Sonny Stitt's "Eternal Triangle", John Coltrane's "26-2", and Kenny Dorham's "Blue Bossa", taken here in 7/4.

Supported by veterans Reuben Rogers and Eric Harland, our horn men are also joined by two up-and-coming talents, guitarist Mike Moreno, and pianist Danny Grissett.