Jesse Green Sylvan Treasure CD

For several decades now, Chiaroscuro Records has been a label committed to individual projects by some of traditional jazz's top names, like Lou Donaldson, Gerry Mulligan, and alto saxophonist Phil Woods. Woods is from the old guard, but adds speedy, tremendously creative improvisations and solos to this free-for-all jam helmed by pianist Jesse Green, one of the label's younger artists and an inventive genius of his own. Green's core trio of bassist Frank Hauch and drummer Bruce Cox is surrounded by other legends -- including flügelhornist Patrick Doran, who adds sly, swinging brass energy to "PorpDog" with Woods, Dave Liebman, and Chris Potter. The breakneck pace of "Extreme Sporting" (about Green's passion for skateboarding) is balanced by more graceful romantic gestures like "Waltz for Corinne." Jerry Harris chimes with a class-act vocal on "I've Got You Under My Skin," his voice enhanced harmonically by Green's jumpy ivories and Woods' peppy improv. ~ Jonathan Widran

Recorded at Red Rock Recording Studio, Saylorsburg and Deer Head Inn, Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania on October 21, 1999 & May 18-19 2001.

Personnel: Jesse Green (piano); Jerry Harris (vocals); David Liebman (flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Chris Potter (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Phil Woods (alto saxophone); Bruce Cox (drums).

Audio Mixers: Eric Doney; Kent Heckman.

Liner Note Author: Andrew Sordoni.

Recording information: Red Rock Recording Studio, Saylorsburg, PA (10/21/1999-05/18/2001); The Deer Head Inn, Delaware Water Gap, PA (10/21/1999-05/18/2001).

Photographer: Rollo Phlecks.

Arranger: Jesse Green .

Personnel: Jesse Green (piano); Jerry Harris (vocals); Chris Potter (soprano & tenor saxophones); Dave Liebman (soprano saxophone); Phil Woods (alto saxophone); Pat Dorian (flugelhorn); Frank Hauch (bass); Bruce Cox (drums).