Luis Perdomo - Pathways

Available: September 12, 2008
For the first Criss Cross release under his own name, the remarkable Venezuelan-born, New York-based pianist Luis Perdomo has chosen to Interact with an immensely talented pair of longtime friends --- bassist Hans Glawischnig and drummer Eric McPherson --- in a program that includes eight well-crafted originals, two compositions sourced from the Broadway stage and a particularly memorable Bud Powell tune.

A youthful veteran, who's already shared bandstands with Ray Barretto, Dafnis Prieto, David Sanchez, Jerry Gonzalez, Miguel Zenón, and Ravi Coltrane.

With Pathways, he demonstrates his mastery not only on Latin-tinged material but also on straightahead jazz that is, by turns, rhapsodic, gently propulsive and downright boppish.

Luis has previously been heard on Brian Lynch's Criss Cross album Conclave (2005).

Luis Perdomo (P)
Hans Glawischnig (B)
Eric McPherson (D)
    1.    Speak Low (Ogden Nash / Kurt Weill)  5:51
    2.    Unexpected (Luis Perdomo)  5:51
    3.    Shine (Luis Perdomo)  6:08
    4.    Fulia Chant (Luis Perdomo)  5:45
    5.    Almost Like Being In Love (Alan Jay Lerner / Frederick Loewe)  6:36
    6.    Piensa En Mi (A. Lara)  5:54
    7.    Chimanta (Gerry Weil / Hector Di Donna)  6:19
    8.    Baby Steps (M. Sullivan)  5:20
    9.    Sunrise (Luis Perdomo / Hans Glawischnig)  5:00
    10.    Slap (Luis Perdomo)  5:40
    11.    Oblivion (Bud Powell)  2:35
Total Time: 61:06
Recorded June 12, 2008 in Brooklyn, NY, USA by Michael Marciano