John Escreet's Criss Cross debut is one of the singular recordings in the Criss Cross catalog.
Out of Doncaster, England, and a New Yorker since 2006, the 26-year-old pianist-composer deploys the talents of New York first-callers David Binney, who incorporates live electronics into the flow as well as his alto sax, Eivind Opsvik on bass, and Nasheet Waits on drums.
Synthesizing a broad template of sources into his own sonic vision, Escreet presents a stimulating, kinetic, heady program that solidifies his reputation as a musical groundbreaker rooted in the verities of groove and high craft.
1. | Exception To The Rule (John Escreet) 6:38 | |
2. | Redeye (John Escreet) 2:36 | |
3. | Collapse (John Escreet) 6:28 | |
4. | They Can See (John Escreet) 3:18 | |
5. | Escape Hatch (John Escreet) 8:50 | |
6. | Wide Open Spaces (John Escreet) 4:12 | |
7. | Electrotherapy (John Escreet / David Binney) 4:25 | |
8. | The Water Is Tasting Worse (John Escreet) 6:58 | |
9. | Restlessness (John Escreet) 4:00 | |
10. | Wayne's World (John Escreet) 10:59 |
Total Time: 58:30
Recorded
January 19, 2011
in
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Engineer:
Michael Marciano (recording / mixing / mastering) &
John Escreet (mixing)
Producer:
Gerry Teekens