Fred Hess - Crossed Paths Fulfilled By AEC Puccini/ De Los Angeles -

Puccini/ De Los Angeles - La Boheme: De Los Angeles

for over a decade before his teaming with Stan

striving for modes of expression that honor our traditions while speaking to the urgency of the present

Includes random cover

and performance

Fred Hess - Crossed Paths Fulfilled By AEC Puccini/ De Los Angeles -Fred Hess' newest release contains music that represents his continued interest in developing improvisation from the melodic and rhythmic aspects of each piece, leaning more toward the linear concept of Lester Young as opposed to the non thematic chord based compositions of Coleman Hawkins. He is joined again by the same talented musicians who were with him on his last release, "The Long And Short of It" (TAP #76006), including Ron Miles, Ken Filiano