Artist: Steve Davis Sextet
Album: Crossfire
Genre: Post-Bop
Label: Criss Cross Jazz
Released: 1997
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- Then and Now (Davis) - 8:22
- From the Inside Out (DiRubbo) - 7:38
- Peacekeeper (Casey) - 6:42
- Old Folks (Hill-Robinson) - 9:57
- Cousin Mary (Coltrane) - 7:09
- Falling in Love with Love (Rodgers-Hart) - 6:21
- This Nearly Was Mine (Rodgers-Hammerstein) - 7:21
- Con Alma (Gillespie) - 5:41
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- Personnel:
- Steve Davis - trombone
- Eric Alexander - tenor saxophone
- Mike DiRubbo - alto saxophone
- Harold Mabern - piano
- Nat Reeves - bass
- Joe Farnsworth - drums
Steve Davis is one of the breed of young boppers whom have mastered the idiom. Here, the trombonist leads a group mostly culled from One for All, a conglomeration of extraordinary musicians who perform regularly together in the Big Apple. Veteran pianist Harold Mabern joins them, adding experience and depth. Davis plays a mean 'bone, strongly indebted to Curtis Fuller. Like Fuller, he sticks to the middle range of the horn, boasts a somewhat nasal tone, and plays smoothly at almost any tempo. He is also a good, if cautious, composer. Tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander continues to grow both in stature and skill, and contributes solidly with strong solos. While there is nothing revolutionary or new in the group's playing, there is a strong sense of camaraderie and precision that lifts this performance to a higher level.
Review by Steve Loewy