Orrin Evans - It Was BeautyWith.. It Was Beauty, pianist Orrin Evans presents his seventh Criss Cross leader date, returning to the label for the first time since 2005. The title tells the story: On a reflective, immensely satisfying ten piece program comprising mainly originals, the 36 year old Evans joined by bass titan Eric Revis and master drummer Donald Edwards, both partners of long standing plays with old soul focus, presenting a deeply personal vision that privileges

Al Foster - Reflections

The musicianship is tight and practiced

he did so in response to a commission from the eccentric Count von Walsegg

Rarer still is his ability to effectively infuse classical music with American Indian nationalism

Fraser Jackson 's contra playing is

Sister Boniface (Lorna Watson) was a Bletchley Circle codebreaker with a Ph

athleticism made dance

Howard Shelley - Piano Concertos 2 7 & 8

John to Allen Toussaint

They'd recently signed to In The Red Recordings and were touring on the strength of their newly released debut LP

Billy Jack formed the house band that accompanied him on these recordings

A prime coupling of two works both written in the richly evocative and dramatic key of C-minor