Criss Cross
Based in the provincial city of Enschede, in the eastern Netherlands, Criss Cross Records captured the aesthetic essence of cutting-edge hardcore New York jazz more consistently than any other label on 400+ albums recorded between 1981 and 2019. Founder Gerry Teekens (1936-2019), a linguistics professor by day and a semi-professional drummer by night, was a connoisseur of groove -- he operated by the motto, "If you have a great band, but not a great drummer, forget it."
Teekens knew talent and was not afraid to follow his instincts. Operating on a budget defined by his teacher's salary and subsequent pension, he began by recording such masters as Chet Baker, Jimmy Raney, Johnny Coles, Warne Marsh, Clifford Jordan and Slide Hampton when they were on European tours. As the 1980s progressed, he began to make regular trips to New York to document the best and brightest of several generations of the Big Apple's best-and-brightest young jazz musicians.
In short, it's a remarkable catalog, synonymous with excellence, as closely tuned into the zeitgeist of its era as Blue Note Records -- under the guidance of another independent proprietor, Alfred Lion, himself a jazz lover from central Europe -- was to elite jazz streams of expression between 1947 and 1969. Criss Cross will remain a consequential voice as the 2020s proceed -- Teekens' family intends to sustain the label and keep the legacy alive
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Child's Play
Brice Winston
Marcus Gilmore/David Virelles/Brice Winston/Mike Moreno/Joe Sanders
Mythology
Matt Brewer
Lage Lund/Mark Turner/Matt Brewer/Marcus Gilmore/David Virelles/Steve Lehman
In Motion
Manuel Valera / New Cuban Express
Manuel Valera/New Cuban Express
Alana's Fantasy
Justin Robinson Quintet
Michael Rodriguez/Dwayne Burno/Justin Robinson/Sullivan Fortner/Willie Jones III
Anacapa
David Binny
David Binney/Dan Weiss/Wayne Krantz/Adam Rogers/John Escreet/Matt Brewer/Obed Calvaire/Sergio Krakowski/Louis Cole/Nina Geiger/David Binny
Progression
Opus 5
Alex Sipiagin/Donald Edwards/Seamus Blake/David Kikoski/Boris Kozlov/Opus 5
Gone, But Not Forgotten
Johnathan Blake Quartet
Chris Potter/Ben Street/Mark Turner/Johnathan Blake
Reeds Ramble
Seamus Blake / Chris Cheek
Chris Cheek/Seamus Blake
Foolhardy
Lage Lund Quartet
Lage Lund/Aaron Parks/Ben Street/Bill Stewart
....It Was Beauty
Orrin Evans Trio
Orrin Evans/Eric Revis/Donald Edwards/Ben Wolfe/Luques Curtis/Alex Claffy
Lifted Land
David Binney Quartet
Craig Taborn/David Binney /Eivind Opsvik/Tyshawn Sorey
Links
Luis Perdomo Trio
Rodney Green/Luis Perdomo/miguel Zenón/Dwayne Burno
The Intimate Ellington: Ballads and Blues
Wycliffe Gordon
Wycliffe Gordon/Ellington, Duke/Webster, P.F./Strayhorn, B.
Reverence
Michael Rodriguez
Michael Rodriguez/Chris Cheek/Gerald Clayton/Kiyoshi Kitagawa/Rodney Green/Miller, R./Rodriquez, M./Burdge, G.
Eye of the Beholder
Tim Warfield
Tim Warfield/Warfield, Tim/Miller, M.
Overlooking Moments
Alex Sipiagin
Potter, Chris/Alex Sipiagin/Chris Potter/Scott Colley/Eric Harland/Sipiagin, Alex/Colley, Scott
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Tell It Like It Is
Tenor Triangle With The Melvin Rhyne trio
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Music For Grown-ups
Ralph Lalama
Ralph Lalama/Richard Wyands/Peter Washington/Kenny Washington
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Pentasonic
Opus 5 - Seamus Blake, Alex Sipiagin, David Kikoski, Boris Kozlov, Donald Edwards
Exception To The Rule
John Escreet, David Binney, Eivind Opsvik, Nasheet Waits
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Portraits And Dedications
Peter Leitch Quintet / Sextet
Bobby Watson/Peter Leitch/James Williams/Ray Drummond/Marvin "Smitty" Smith/Jed Levy
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