Dayna Stephens & Walter Smith III
Release Date: 23 March 2015
Label: Criss Cross Jazz
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8712474137725
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
For his third Criss Cross release, following 'Today is Tomorrow' and 'I'll Take My Chances' tenor saxophonist Dayna Stephens presents a fresh take on the "saxophone battle" genre, in partnership with rising star Walter Smith III, himself the leader of the critically acclaimed 'III'.
Complemented by a state-of-the-art rhythm section of A-list 30-somethings (Aaron Parks, piano; Mike Moreno, guitar; Harish Raghavan; and Rodney Green, drums) the protagonists juxtapose their distinctive instrumental voices and apply their melody-centric sensibilities to a varied program comprising original music, as well as the iconic two-tenor standard Blues Up And Down and Bill Evans' "Blue in Green".
Less a cutting contest than a forum for collective story-telling, 'Reminiscent' is a tour de force that will repay repeated listenings.
Personnel: Dayna Stephens (tenor, soprano and baritone saxophone), Walter Smith III (tenor saxophone), Aaron Parks (piano), Mike Moreno (guitar), Harish Raghavan (bass), Rodney Green (drums)
Tracklisting
Gregory Groover Jr.
Michael Thomas
Warne Marsh
Walt Weiskopf
Tad Shull Quintet
Steve Nelson
Steve Davis
Ryan Kisor
Norma Winstone & Kit Downes
Oded Tzur
Su Rossy Girod, Nat Su, Jorge Rossy
Jonathan Salvi Arugula Sextet
Bob Baldwin
Steven Nichols
Orlando le Fleming
Stan Getz
