Crosscurrents is an album by American jazz pianist Bill Evans, recorded in early 1977 and released in 1978 on Fantasy as F 9568. Along with Evans' trio of Eddie Gómez and Eliot Zigmund, Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh guest on alto and tenor saxophone respectively.
Reception
AllMusic critic Scott Yanow called the album "a superior set" and wrote that "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) – 8:21 "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Porter) – 3:31 "Pensativa" (Clare Fischer) – 5:39 "Speak Low" (Nash, Weill) – 6:34 "When I Fall in Love" (Heyman, Young) – 4:18 "Night and Day" (Porter) – 6:06
Bonus tracks on CD reissue: "Eiderdown" [Take 9] – 5:38 "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" [Take 7] – 3:30 "Night and Day" [Take 9] – 7:05
Personnel Bill Evans – piano Lee Konitz – alto saxophone Warne Marsh – tenor saxophone Eddie Gómez – bass Eliot Zigmund – drums
Production Helen Keane – producer Phil Kaffel – engineer Phil DeLancie – digital remastering
Chart positions YearChartPosition1979Billboard Jazz Albums17
References
External links The Bill Evans Memorial Library Crosscurrents on Jazzdisco.org