Release Date: 03 June 2016
Label: Criss Cross Jazz
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8712474138821
Genres: Jazz Modern Postbebop
Description
Deepening a two-tenor partnership that dates back to the mid-'90s, saxophonists Seamus Blake and Chris Cheek follow up their quintet release 'Reeds Ramble' with 'Let's Call the Whole Thing Off', featuring the same powerful band lineup (Ethan Iverson on piano, Matt Penman on bass, Jochen Rueckert on drums).
While they stand apart as gifted soloists, Blake and Cheek always flourish as a team, bringing lustre to every tune with their lyrical unison melodies and beautifully harmonised theme statements.
Spontaneity plays a big role, as it should when improvisers of this calibre get together (Iverson's versatility and off-kilter eloquence comes through with particular strength).
But foremost, what distinguishes this group is the logic and efficiency of its arrangements, whether slow and spacious or brisk and complex; from originals and modernist classics to standards of '20s and '30s vintage.
Personnel: Seamus Blake, Chris Cheek (tenor saxophone), Ethan Iverson (piano), Matt Penman (bass), Jochen Rueckert (drums)
Tracklisting
Antonio Farao
Gregory Groover Jr.
Michael Thomas
Warne Marsh
Walt Weiskopf
Tad Shull Quintet
Steve Nelson
Steve Davis
Seamus Blake & Chris Cheek
