Jack Reilly - Here's What I Like - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Melody and groove are the watchwords on John Ellis' masterful Criss Crossdebut, which mixes optimistic songs composed by the iconic children'stelevision host, Fred (a.k.a. InchMisterInch) Rogers, himself a fine jazz pianist, and dark ones by the late singer/songwriter Elliott Smith. Joined by New York A-listers Mike Moreno (guitar), Aaron Goldberg (piano), Matt Penman (bass), and Rodney Green (drums), Ellis - playing mostly tenor saxophone and a bit of bass clarinet - addresses the repertoire with a surefooted time feel, gorgeous tone, and abiding melody. Album Tracks 1. What Do You Do? (Fred Rogers) 2. Memory Lane (Elliott Smith) 3. It's You I Like (Fred Rogers) 4. Everything Means Nothing to Me (Elliott Smith) 5. Let's Think of Something to Do (Fred Rogers) 6. Because We're Kids (Frederick Hollander) 7. You Are Special (Fred Rogers) 8. Waltz #1 (Elliott Smith) 9. It's Such a Good Feeling (Fred Rogers) 10. Won't You Be My Neighbor (Fred Rogers)

Album Tracks 1. A Fog Sets in Vienna 2. Pavlov's Cat 3. Espionage 4. Slightly After Midnight 5. The Resurection Machine 6. Holy Smoke 7. High Plains Riffer 8. Yet, a Tear Tells It's Tale 9. Mescalito's Birthday 10. I Lost My Mind in San Bernadino

Album Tracks 1. Leaving Santorini Blues 2. Bees 3. O'Mangas 4. Tsiknopempti 5. Grace 6. Blues for the Blind 7. Panopticon 8. Enter Boris 9. Via Ia 10. Norris Junction