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An
outstanding set! In the quartet sans chording instrument,
nobody does it better. Dan McClenaghan
- All About Jazz.ComSaxophonist
Hess doesn't do reviewers any favors. Rather than create discs
Rather than create discs that vary
wildly in terms of quality,
he produces consistently strong work that renders comparisons
with previous efforts pointless......In
other words, this is another first-rate Hess album. What else
is new? Michael Roberts - Denver Westword
Crossed
Paths represents another fine recording from Hess, who, with
The Long and Short of It, finally received greater national
attention.
This new recording should go a long way to confirming his
well-deserved reputation. John Kelman - All
About Jazz.Com
Hess
and Miles are both heard in top form,
whether blending in ensembles or making individual statements
in this explorative but very coherent outing. Scott Yanow
- All Music Guide
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an ideal lineup for this kind of four-way melodic improvisation.
One of this year's strongest jazz releases
so far. Nate Dorward-Paris Transatlantic Magazine
Crossed
Paths by the Fred Hess Quartet is easy to admire,
thanks to Hess' painstakingly conceived and formally ambitious
compositions, his inspired solos, and others by trumpeter
Ron Miles and bassist Ken Filiano. Chris Kelsey - JazzTimes
...
this two-horn, bass and drums set is the latest in a masterly
series by tenorist Fred Hess.
From his photo you'd guess he was an
accountant, but Hess is a real jazzbo - and I think a great
one.
Andy Hamilton - The Wire
This
is another fine effort from a leader who deserves much more
attention than he receives.
Tad Hendrickson - JazzWeek
Crossed
Paths highlights the music of the Fred Hess Quartet on a program
of original pieces with a basic hard bop structure, but the
group is not afraid to venture beyond the conventional jazz
setting in
either their unison sections or by doing solo pieces. The
Hess group presents engaging, often striking songs that reflect
the vision of a gifted bandleader on Crossed Paths.Ron
Wynn - Nashville City Paper
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