Lage Lund - Unlikely Stories - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

A fixture on the New York scene since 2003, when he accepted a scholarship at the Julliard School of Music, Norwegian guitarist Lage Lund, who won the prestigious Thelenoious Monk International Jazz Competition in 2005, displays what the the fuss is about on his Criss Cross debut. Featuring tenor saxophonist Marcus Strickland, pianist Danny Grissett, bassist Orlando LeFleming and drummer Kendrick Scott. Album Tracks 1. Scrapyard Orchestra 2. Poppy 3. You Do Something to Me 4. Vonnegut 5. Around the World in a Bottle 6. Quiet Now 7. Celia 8. The Incredibly Profound Song

Album Tracks 1. Work That Sucker to Death 2. Rock Me, Sock Me 3. Dial the Love Man 4. Do It to the Max 5. What Goes Around 6. Truly Devoted 7. Love Is on the One

On his third leader for Criss Cross, guitarist Lage Lund returns to the quartet that he navigated on the brilliant 2010 Unlikely Stories (CRC 1321), recruiting young piano giant Aaron Parks to join world-class bass-drum partners Ben Street and Bill Stewart. It's another triumph for the 2005 Thelonious Monk Guitar Competition winner, who puts his lovely tone to work on a program of six originals and three off-the beaten track covers marked by informed harmonic dialogue, keen attention to melody, and an endless will to swing. Album Tracks 1. Tokyo 2. That It, Then? 3. Foolhardy 4. Unanswered Call of the Wild 5. Slo Crow 6. Old Horsey 7. Holiday for Strings 8. Keystone 9. All or Nothing at All