Allen,J.D. Pharoah'S Children CD

On his Criss Cross debut, 29-year-old Detroit-born saxophonist J.D. Allen brings his own perspective to the aesthetic rumblings that stamped middle '60s jazz music. Boasting an open, richly textured tone, a meticulous, thoughtful approach, and a definitive sense of time, Allen interacts continuously with pianist Orrin Evans, bassist Eric Revis and drummer Gene Jackson over a stimulating hour of original music. On three titles as guest, the great new trumpeter Jeremy Pelt.

1. Our Man Revis 2. Queen Elisabeth 3. Mademoiselle Blackman 4. So Get Rid of the Midgets and Send in the Giants 5. The Annex 6. The Bitter Pill 7. Mr. O.E 8. Pharoah's Children 9. House of Eugene 10. Action Jackson 11. Question