Seamus Blake - Way Out Willy

2007 CD release. Joining tenor saxophonist Seamus Blake on his fifth leader date for Criss Cross -- it's his 19th appearance on the label -- are 2005 Thelonious Monk Competition winner Lage Lund on guitar, partner-of-long standing David Kikoski, bassist Orlando Le Fleming, and drum hero Bill Stewart, who performed on Blake's 1993 Criss Cross debut, The Call. It's a world-class unit, and they play with inspiration and ingenuity through a program of 7 ambitious, tuneful Blake originals