John Swana - Tug Of War

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 69:06

Size: 158.2 MB

Styles: Post bop, Trumpet jazz

Year: 1999

Art: Front

[ 7:59] 1. Freddie

[10:02] 2. Tug Of War

[ 7:57] 3. Vic Arpeggio

[ 8:05] 4. Innocence

[ 8:01] 5. Pure Bliss

[ 7:22] 6. Smile

[ 6:38] 7. Puss 'n' Boots

[ 7:25] 8. Pure Imagination

[ 5:33] 9. Quick Fix

On Philadelphia-based trumpeter John Swana's sixth Criss Cross recording, the Philadelphia-based trumpeter joins forces with drummer and fellow Philadelphian Byron Landham and other musical peers -- tenor saxophonist Chris Potter, pianist David Hazeltine, and bassist Dwayne Burno -- to perform a good mixture of up-tempo swingers, medium swingers, and ballads, with seven of the nine selections written by Swana. Highlights include "Freddie" -- dedicated to Freddie Hubbard but reminiscent of Wayne Shorter's classic composition "Black Nile" -- "Vic Arpeggio," a humorous swinger named after a character on a TV comedy, the slow blues "Puss 'n Boots," and the up-tempo "Quick Fix." Tug of War exemplifies the high-quality modern mainstream jazz usually found on this Dutch label and is a welcome addition to the Swana discography. ~Greg Turner

Recorded December 17, 1997 & December 14, 1998 in New York City, NY, USA & Brooklyn, NY, USA by Max Bolleman

Tug Of War

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