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David Hazeltine's third Criss Cross release features him in the
company of tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, bassist Dwayne Burno,
and drummer Joe Farnsworth. The pianist contributes three
originals, two of which, "Naccara" and "A Touch of Green," share a
similarly spacious, hard bop-oriented harmonic layout. The third,
"Blues Quarters," is a 16-bar minor blues. Its form can be divided
into quarters (hence the title), a fact that becomes especially
interesting during the "trading fours" rounds with the drummer. On
this tune and on Charlie Parker's "Cheryl," Alexander's and
Hazeltine's mastery of the bop-blues idiom is astonishing. The
lightning-quick closing track, "What Are You Doing?," also
highlights Alexander's talent as a writer. Of the standards on the
record, the bright Latin rendition of "Cry Me a River" is novel,
but "Milestones" and "Spring Is Here" don't really rise above the
ordinary. On the whole, however, this is a strong offering from one
of the most consistent straight-ahead pianists on the jazz scene. ~
David R. Adler
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