Another solid
Criss Cross
date from
David Hazeltine
, this one featuring an unusual front line:
Jim Snidero
on alto sax and
Steve Davis
on trombone. (Straight-ahead groups more routinely feature trumpet and sax, with trombone as a possible third horn.) Bassist
Nat Reeves
and drummer
Tony Reedus
drive the rhythm; guitarist
Jesse Van Ruller
replaces the horns on a seductive rendition of
Denny Zeitlin
's
"Quiet Now"
and joins the full band for a closing romp on
Charlie Parker
"Barbados."
gets two writing spots with the deliciously relaxed
"Cozytine"
and the sun-bright, hard-swinging title track.
Hazeltine
's two creations are the grooving, mid-tempo
"Blueslike"
and the moody
bossa
"Demasiado Dulce."
(
Snidero
plays flute on the latter.) ~ David R. Adler