CRISS CROSS

Baritone saxophonist's quintet w. Jimmy Knepper, Mulgrew Miller, Ray Drummond, and Kenny Washington, recorded December 7, 1990.1. Boo's Blues 2. Canto Fiesta 3. Minor Conundrum 4. Moonlight on the...

Gary Smulyan performs with the sax section of the Mel Lewis Orchestra arranged & conducted by Bob Belden, with Kenny Washington-drums.1. Apache Dance 2. Olivia's Arrival 3. Speculation 4. Wind 5...

Alto saxophonist's quintet w. Brian Lynch, Benny Green, Peter Washington, Marvin "Smitty" Smith. (Previously deleted 1/1/07. Original release date: Pre-2000)1. Enforcement 2. Forethought 3. The...

Alto saxophonist's quintet w. Brian Lynch, Benny Green, Peter Washington, and Jeff "Tain" Watts, recorded December 24, 1987.1. Minor Relief 2. Things Ain't What They Used to Be 3. Image 4. If I...

Two-saxophone setting is burning & atmospheric in the Cannonball & Coltrane mode, feat. Walt Weiskopf-sax, David Hazeltine-pno, Peter Washington-bss, Tony Reedus-drms.1. Pocket Change 2. Vertigo 3...

For his third Criss Cross release, following Today is Tomorrow (CRC 1345) and I'll Take My Chances (CRC 1361) tenor saxophonist Dayna Stephens presents a fresh take on the 'saxophone battle' genre in...

Tenor saxophonist Dayna Stephens is poised, poetic and furiously swinging on his second Criss Cross effort, I'll Take My Chances, a follow-up to his remarkable 2012 release Today Is Tomorrow. The...

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...

The Grant Stewart Quintet w. Grant Stewart-ts, Joe Magnarelli-tpt, Brad Mehldau-pno, Peter Washington-bs, & Kenny Washington-dms, a real hardbop date.1. Audobahn 2. Smada 3. Daydream 4. From This...

Grant Stewart's third Criss Cross date as a leader features the spirited interplay between the tenor saxophonist and his longtime band mate, guitarist Joe Cohn. Stewart's brawny, expressive solos...

Tenor saxophonist with his quartet featuring Peter Bernstein-guitar, Peter Washington-bass, Billy Drummond-drums.1. Nica's Tempo 2. I Should Care 3. You Go to My Head 4. Rabbitron 5. All Through the...

On his Criss Cross debut, tenor saxophonist Marcus Strickland offers a program of ballads, mixing original compositions and interpretations of classics - the songbook standard "What's New", Wayne...