David Kikoski - Mostly Standards Release:Mostly Standards Criss Cross yet profoundly respectful and even

yet profoundly respectful and even affectionate meeting of musical minds

John Erik Eleby and pianist Mats Jansson performed the songs in the village church of Ors

and Eugène Bozza's Sonata for Oboe and Piano

maintained throughout his expansive discography

David Kikoski - Mostly Standards Release:Mostly Standards Criss Cross yet profoundly respectful and evenPianist David Kikoski, who's partnered so ably on past Criss Cross albums with horn men like Alex Sipiagin, Seamus Blake, Conrad Herwig and Wycliffe Gordon, is perhaps best known for a series of compelling trio albums he's recorded for the label over the past decade. Now along comes Almost Standards, on which he mixes it up with bassist Eric Revis (Betty Carter, Louis Hayes, Billy Harper and a bunch of Marsalis family members), and much in demand