Luis Perdomo - Spirits and Warriors Release:Spirits and Warriors Criss Cross with tracks taken from as

with tracks taken from as many of his sessions as possible in order to provide as representative an overview of his recorded output as we could

The degraded saxophone on 'lottalivin' gives the melody a more haunting feel while still remaining infectious and 'yemaybe' features a distant contemplative voice over live keys and drums

stating with conviction his opinion that both concertos are 'absolute masterworks - unjustly underperformed and constantly underappreciated'

Dre and Dem Jointz

The new organ system in Mainz Cathedral

Luis Perdomo - Spirits and Warriors Release:Spirits and Warriors Criss Cross with tracks taken from asFor his fourth Criss Cross recording, pianist Luis Perdomo offers a swinging affair, on which a crackling quintet of New York first callers interprets 7 originals by the leader (the centerpiece is the well wrought six piece "Spirits and Warriors Suite" that gives the CD it's title), Clifford Jordan's iconic jazz standard "Glass Bead Games," and the classic ballad "Portrait of Jenny." Propelled by drumgrandmaster Billy Hart and bassist Ugonna Okegwo,