''Crosscurrents'' is an album by American

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...

pianist Bill Evans, recorded in early 1977 and released in 1978 on Fantasy as F 9568. Along with Evans' trio of

Eddie Gómez Edgar Gómez (born October 4, 1944) is a Puerto Rican jazz double bassist, known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio from 1966 to 1977. Biography Gómez moved with his family from Puerto Rico at a young age to New York, where he was raised. ...

and Eliot Zigmund, Lee Konitz and

Warne Marsh Warne Marion Marsh (October 26, 1927 – December 18, 1987) was an American tenor saxophonist. Born in Los Angeles, his playing first came to prominence in the 1950s as a protégé of pianist Lennie Tristano and earned attention in the 1970s as ...

guest on alto and tenor saxophone respectively.

Reception

Writing for

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, music critic Scott Yanow called the album "a superior set" and wrote "Konitz and Marsh always worked very well together and their cool-toned improvising makes this outing by Bill Evans something special."

Track listing

# "Eiderdown" (

Steve Swallow Steve Swallow (born October 4, 1940) is an American jazz bassist and composer, known for his collaborations with Jimmy Giuffre, Gary Burton, and Carla Bley. He was one of the first jazz double bassists to switch entirely to electric bass guitar. ...

) – 8:21 # "

Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" is a popular jazz song with lyrics and music by Cole Porter. Part of the Great American Songbook, it was published by Chappell & Company and introduced by Nan Wynn and Jere McMahon in 1944 in Billy Rose's musical revue ...

" (

Porter Porter may refer to: Companies * Porter Airlines, Canadian regional airline based in Toronto * Porter Chemical Company, a defunct U.S. toy manufacturer of chemistry sets * Porter Motor Company, defunct U.S. car manufacturer * H.K. Porter, Inc., ...

) – 3:31 # " Pensativa" (

Clare Fischer Douglas Clare Fischer (October 22, 1928 – January 26, 2012) was an American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. After graduating from Michigan State University (from which, five decades later, he would receive an honorary doctorat ...

) – 5:39 # "

Speak Low "Speak Low" (1943) is a popular song composed by Kurt Weill, with lyrics by Ogden Nash. Background It was introduced by Mary Martin and Kenny Baker in the Broadway musical '' One Touch of Venus'' (1943). The 1944 hit single was by Guy Lombardo ...

" ( Nash, Weill) – 6:34 # "

When I Fall in Love "When I Fall in Love" is a popular song, written by Victor Young (music) and Edward Heyman (lyrics). It was introduced in the film ''One Minute to Zero'' as the instrumental titled "Theme from One Minute to Zero". Jeri Southern sang on the firs ...

" ( Heyman,

Young Young may refer to: * Offspring, the product of reproduction of a new organism produced by one or more parents * Youth, the time of life when one is young, often meaning the time between childhood and adulthood Music * The Young, an American roc ...

) – 4:18 # " Night and Day" (Porter) – 6:06 Bonus tracks on CD reissue: #

"Eiderdown" ake 9– 5:38 # "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" ake 7– 3:30 # "Night and Day" ake 9– 7:05

Personnel

* Bill Evans – piano * Lee Konitz – alto saxophone *

– tenor saxophone *

– bass * Eliot Zigmund – drums Production notes *Helen Keane – producer *Phil Kaffel – engineer *Phil DeLancie – digital remastering

Chart positions

References

External links

The Bill Evans Memorial Library''Crosscurrents''
on Jazzdisco.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Crosscurrents (Bill Evans Album) Bill Evans albums 1978 albums Fantasy Records albums