Crosscurrents (album)

Crosscurrents
Studio album by Bill Evans Trio, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh
Released	1978
Recorded	February 28 & March 1-2, 1977 Fantasy Studios, Berkeley
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:29 original LP
Label	Fantasy F 9568
Producer	Helen Keane
Bill Evans Trio, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh chronology
Quintessence (1976) Crosscurrents (1977) I Will Say Goodbye (1977)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Writing for Allmusic, 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."^[1]

Track listing

1. "Eiderdown" (Steve Swallow) – 8:21
2. "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Porter) – 3:31
3. "Pensativa" (Clare Fischer) – 5:39
4. "Speak Low" (Nash, Weill) – 6:34
5. "When I Fall in Love" (Heyman, Young) – 4:18
6. "Night and Day" (Porter) – 6:06

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

7. "Eiderdown" [Take 9] – 5:38
8. "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" [Take 7] – 3:30
9. "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 notes

• Helen Keane – producer
• Phil Kaffel – engineer
• Phil DeLancie – digital remastering

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1979	Billboard Jazz Albums	17

References

1. Yanow, Scott. "Crosscurrents > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 74. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

External links

• The Bill Evans Memorial Library
• Crosscurrents on Jazzdisco.org