How It Is

by David Hazeltine

Overview

David Hazeltine is an example of a creative modern mainstream pianist who often gets overlooked despite being a superior musician. Hazeltine swings, has his own voice within the tradition, and is an excellent songwriter, contributing three of the seven selections to this enjoyable CD. The pianist is teamed with the hard boppish trumpeter Jim Rotondi, altoist Steve Wilson, bassist Peter Washington, and drummer Joe Farnsworth for three of his songs, a drastic rearrangement of an Earth, Wind & Fire song ("Reasons"), Thelonious Monk's "Pannonica," "Where Are You?," and a ten-minute version of "Doxy." The solos are expressive and often fiery, and the playing is at a consistently high level. Easily recommended to modern hard bop collectors. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	02/24/1998
Label:	CRISS CROSS
UPC:	8712474114221

Tracks

1. How It Is
2. Reasons
3. Pannonica
4. Nuit Noire
5. Little Angel
6. Where Are You?
7. Doxy

Album Credits

Performance Credits

David Hazeltine   Primary Artist,Piano
Joe Farnsworth   Guest Artist,Drums
Steve Wilson   Guest Artist,Sax (Alto)
Jim Rotondi   Guest Artist,Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Peter Washington   Bass

Technical Credits

Gerry Teekens   Design,Producer,Cover Design
Harold Adamson   Composer
Jimmy McHugh   Composer
Charles Stepney   Composer
David Hazeltine   Composer
Maurice White   Composer
Max Bolleman   Engineer
Sonny Rollins   Composer
Ted Panken   Liner Notes
H. Bloemendaal   Design
H. Bloemendall   Cover Design
K. Hasselpflug   Producer,Executive Producer
Gildas Bocle   Photography
Thelonious Monk   Composer
Philip Bailey   Composer
Michael Mazzarella   Composer