Cross-Currents

Cross-Currents

Cross-Currents

ASIN: B000000YX8

Editorial Reviews
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It makes a certain, perfect sense that pianist Bill Evans would eventually enlist a pair of former Lennie Tristano collaborators to enlarge his sound. Saxophonists Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh were students of Tristano from the early 1950s, each adapting their teacher's abstract phrasing and fondness for skewed tonalities. For his part, Evans was enough of a Tristano acolyte that when the latter took his Marsh-Konitz quintet to New York for a stint at the Half Note in 1959, he asked Evans to sub for him on teaching days (check out Konitz's Live at the Half Note for evidence of this stellar group). Fast forward to Cross-currents, recorded in 1977, and you have a near-facsimile of the Half Note band, and they sound crisp and fresh when tackling both standards and somewhat unlikely--though not atypical of the band's collective stylistic sense--tracks like Steve Swallow's "Eiderdown." Evans sounds warmer than usual, perhaps because Marsh and Konitz find so much room in the world of cool tonalities and long, untempered lines. Filled with yearning and a certain heat in the band's mutual discovery, this is one of Evans's best appearances with horns. --Andrew Bartlett

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Cross Currents
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • New Age Fusion at its Best
 Cross Currents
Richard Souther
Manufacturer: Narada
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005P2R
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Safe Harbor
  2. Cross Currents
  3. The Long Riders
  4. Banana Shakes
  5. Mary's Question
  6. High Tide
  7. Just Dreamin'
  8. Between The Lines
  9. The Last Roundup
  10. All The Way Home

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars New Age Fusion at its Best.......2006-02-12

Probably the most successful CD on the Narada Equinox label. Highly enjoyable mix of jazz, new age and light world music. Excellent synth textures with percussion and some sax.
Music From Georgia, Vol. 1
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • OUTSTANDING INTRODUCTION TO GEORGIAN POLOPHONY!
 Music From Georgia, Vol. 1
Ensemble Georgika
Manufacturer: Cross Currents
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005D2F
Release Date: 1997-07-08

Tracks:

  1. Odoia Megruli
  2. Hela Megruli
  3. Falos Xelxvavi Guruli
  4. Falospiruli Faxuri
  5. Tuwuri
  6. Aslanuri Mravalkamieri Rahuli
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  8. Me Rustveli
  9. Jveli Fuhxi Bedineri Megruli
  10. Si Koul Baya
  11. Garefaxuri Sahidao
  12. Cmindao Gmerto
  13. Da Vitarca Meupisa
  14. Wen Xar Venaxi
  15. Siqvarulma Mogviqvana
  16. Kamta Da Celta
  17. Romelni Kerubinta
  18. Imeruli Sakorcilo Mgzavruli
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  22. Jveli Kartuli Sacefvao
  23. Tu Ase Yurpa Iqavi
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  25. Yaw Pandura
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  27. Sisonai Darhiai
  28. Daigvianes
  29. Qansav Qipiane

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars OUTSTANDING INTRODUCTION TO GEORGIAN POLOPHONY!.......2000-01-02

A Group of Musicians and vocalists preforms songs from all over Georgia. Not only is there a lot of culture involved but it sounds magical and ethereal with enough variety to keep things interesting. Don't worry if this CD sounds a little inconsistent at first because Ensemble Georgika improves with each listen. The styles range from upbeat work songs (tracks 1,3,4) to heavenly sounding Hymns (tracks 12-17) to love songs (Tracks 23,24) and a spine-tingling table song (track 6). Tracks (5, 22,and 25) are flute and sting instrumentals comparable to track 35 on the Golden Fleece (another Georgian CD.) While track 14 is found on Sacred and ritual music of Georgia several tracks can be fond on Georgian voices by the Rustavi Choir. Track 26, a historical song, is one of the most delectable tracks sounding somewhat like an English marabel with women and children singing along with the men.
Cross-Currents
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • The Problem with Genius
  • Overlooked Gem
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Bill Evans Trio
Manufacturer: Ojc
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ASIN: B000000YX8
Release Date: 1995-07-11

Tracks:

  1. Eiderdown
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  4. Speak Low
  5. When I Fall In Love
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Amazon.com essential recording

It makes a certain, perfect sense that pianist Bill Evans would eventually enlist a pair of former Lennie Tristano collaborators to enlarge his sound. Saxophonists Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh were students of Tristano from the early 1950s, each adapting their teacher's abstract phrasing and fondness for skewed tonalities. For his part, Evans was enough of a Tristano acolyte that when the latter took his Marsh-Konitz quintet to New York for a stint at the Half Note in 1959, he asked Evans to sub for him on teaching days (check out Konitz's Live at the Half Note for evidence of this stellar group). Fast forward to Cross-currents, recorded in 1977, and you have a near-facsimile of the Half Note band, and they sound crisp and fresh when tackling both standards and somewhat unlikely--though not atypical of the band's collective stylistic sense--tracks like Steve Swallow's "Eiderdown." Evans sounds warmer than usual, perhaps because Marsh and Konitz find so much room in the world of cool tonalities and long, untempered lines. Filled with yearning and a certain heat in the band's mutual discovery, this is one of Evans's best appearances with horns. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars The Problem with Genius.......2001-02-17

The problem with genius is that if you give this album five stars, what do you give the Village Vanguard sessions with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian -- 500?

Because this is Bill Evans playing, friends, it's going to be worth five of anyone else's stars; but on his own terms -- and, frankly, and Konitz and Marsh's own terms -- it's a mediocre session that leaves this listener oddly unsettled. Konitz's astoundingly fertile lyricism sounds crimped by the arrangements here, and the horns are strangely unappealing-sounding. Evans' biographer believes that's because the horns are sharp and out of tune.

For this period in his career -- which is, alas, much less interesting than either the LaFaro or Chuck Israels periods, *or* the final trios with Marc Johnson -- Evans is giving it the old college try, playing a little brighter than he was in his by-then ruts with the otherwise fabulous Eddie Gomez. But I come away from this album depressed, rather than uplifted. Evans sounds like he's going through the motions with enthusiasm. I'd rather hear him on the terrifying edge of discovery.

5 out of 5 stars Overlooked Gem.......2001-01-20

The Bill Evans lyrical quality and versatility gains added expression with Crosscurrents as Lee Konitz adds a dimension to the Evans melodic lines that only someone who was on Bill Evans' wavelength could have mastered. It is important that this was a release that Bill Evans wanted to release during his lifetime, and therefore must have appreciated the Evans-Konitz connection on the album. This also become obvious when you compare the difference between an album like Crosscurrents and the posthumous release of Evans and Stan Getz.
Dziwo Nefa
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Dziwo Nefa
    Susu Bilibi
    Manufacturer: Cross Currents
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000005D2B
    Release Date: 1997-07-08

    Tracks:

    1. Dziwo Nefa
    2. Ole
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    4. Nye Me Woe
    5. Miwonovi
    6. Ogoumouva
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    Voices of the Black Sea
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • good CD but don't buy this version
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    Ensemble Mzetamze
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    ASIN: B000005D2H
    Release Date: 1997-09-23

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    39. Music From Georgia

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars good CD but don't buy this version.......2003-01-28

    I am acquainted with the performers. They are ethnomusicologists and this CD is real folk music, not performance stuff. If you are interested and care about giving musicians their due go directly to Mzetamze's representative, Face Music of Switzerland. Face's website has more information about the CD.
    Uch Sumer
    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    • not what I was expecting
    		 Uch Sumer
    Bolot & Nohon
    Manufacturer: Cross Currents Records
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    ASIN: B000005D2I
    Release Date: 1997-07-22

    Tracks:

    1. Oh, Kosyjm
    2. Blessing to Altai
    3. Beard
    4. Maadai Kara
    5. Alatay
    6. Altin Kel
    7. Ak-Burkhan
    8. When Will Baatyrs Rise?
    9. World Axis
    10. Snake's Lullaby
    11. Bear's Lullaby
    12. Call of the Forefathers
    13. Morning in the Mountains
    14. Dance of Cranes
    15. Kadyn
    16. Parting
    17. Chu Chu Chu
    18. Blessing to the Peak of the h-Sumer (Ak-S

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars not what I was expecting.......2007-02-23

    I bought this CD looking for music of ancient Sumer.
    Bolot and Nohon perform music and throat singing from Altai (an autonomous repubic inside Russia).
    It isn't what I expected at all.

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    New Music with Guitar, Vol.5
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Excellent Disc
    		 New Music with Guitar, Vol.5

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    Release Date: 1995-02-13

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    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Excellent Disc.......2000-10-15

    This is a fabulous disc from an important series--New Music With Guitar. The Babbitt guitar duo entitled Soli e Duettini is fabulous, a must-hear for Babbitt fans. I also like the the Roger Reynolds piece - On the Behavior of Mirrors. Davidovsky's Syncronism is a very important work for guitar and tape, beautifully played by the master, David Starobin. The Mel Powell piece is another very important new addition to the guitar repertoire. The John Anthony Lennon piece was a bit disappointing--it doesn't live up to what one expects after hearing Lennon's great guitar solo, Another's Fandango. The Elgart-Yates duo give a fabulous performance of Cross Currents by Flaherty.
    Cross Currents
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Cross Currents
      Elaine Elias
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      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      Cross Currents
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        		Cross Currents

        ProductGroup: Music
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        ASIN: B0009YNAK4

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        Gaucho Rider
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          		Gaucho Rider
          Luiz Carlos Borges
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