Criss Cross Jazz 1314 CD

Marcus Strickland

Of Song

On his Criss Cross debut, tenor saxophonist Marcus Strickland offers a program of ballads, mixing original compositions and interpretations of classics - the songbook standard What's New, Wayne Shorter's Pinocchio, James Brown's It's a Man's Man's World.

Not yet thirty at the time of the recording date, Strickland displays a ravishing tone and a lyric sensibility that belies his youth.

In the band: pianist David Bryant, bassist Ben Williams, and drummer E.J. Strickland. Harpist Brandee Younger appears on the ballad Djorolen.

	1.	Ne Me Quitte Pas (Jacques Brel)
	2.	Djorolen (Oumou Sangare)
	3.	What's New (Haggard / Burke)
	4.	Is This Love? (Bob Marley)
	5.	Pinocchio (Wayne Shorter)
	6.	It's A Man's Man's World (James Brown / B.J. Newsome)
	7.	The Party's Over (Jules Styne)
	8.	Shadowlands (B. Hornsby)
	9.	A Memory's Mourn (Marcus Strickland)

Total Time: 62:48
Recorded December 18, 2008 in Brooklyn, NY, USA by Max Ross

Marcus Strickland (Ts / Ss)
Brandee Younger (Harp [2])
David Bryant (P)
Ben Williams (B)
E.J. Strickland (D)