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“careful attention reveals the intricacies of its repertory and the calm intensity of its rapport” - The New York Times
I put Rosetta Trio together in 2004 to test out some new work I’d sewn together from many fragments that had come to me over the weeks and months after 9/11. At the time, I wasn’t thinking about starting a new group. I had this very personal material and needed to surround myself with people I trusted, old friends. Liberty and Jamie hadn’t previously played together, but I had a hunch there’d be sparks. I documented those first sessions, and upon listening I knew there was something special happening, that this was a band. Nevertheless, it took a lot of work for us to find how the ensemble might function, to balance the lift and the lean. That work led us to the first album, Rosetta. I hadn’t thought beyond this initial experience, but the trio kept playing, touring the States and Europe, becoming a deeper, more expansive version of itself. And there was more I wanted to try in the writing. Next, we made Reclamation, then Thwirl, for which I invited the guys to contribute compositions (Jamie’s piece made that album, and Liberty’s is presented here). As it turned out, there was yet more I wanted to try. It started with “Re Eyes,” which grabbed me and wouldn’t let go. By the time I finished the piece, I knew we were headed back over the mountain. And here we are, Outliers. Released on Papillon Sounds February 19, 2019.
Rosetta Trio
LIBERTY ELLMAN · acoustic guitar
JAMIE FOX · electric guitar
STEPHAN CRUMP · acoustic bass
“Best Jazz of 2019”
Rolling Stone
“enchanting”
The New York Times
“it’s great to have them back”
**** Downbeat
“Over the past two decades, the Rosetta Trio has become one of the premier original chamber jazz ensembles, period.”
Hot House Jazz
“like most of his compositions (Dec 5) sounds like a spiritual journey toward acceptance”
JazzTimes
“the kind of album that makes reviewing a pleasure”
Jazz Journal *****
“these highly eventful performances pack much incident into their average five to six minutes – the trio ring the changes in every way, rhythmically, timbrally, melodically”
Jazz Journal *****
“while the album can certainly be appreciated solely in terms of its technical proficiency, its emotional content may be its strongest attribute”
AllAboutJazz
“relaxed yet stimulating music that merges strong melodies with finely-honed group telepathy”
AllAboutJazz
“impressive and inimitable”
Audiophile Audition
“like pure magic”
Nextbop
“Re Eyes is a sigh of yearning”
JazzTimes
“They manage to say things that resound and hit home while speaking in a veritable whisper”
Marlbank.net
“modest, deep music”
JazzTimes
“The approachable beauty of Outliers makes it one of the most immediately accessible Crump projects”
Nextbop
“The trio have always stood out, quietly constructing their own approach“
Marlbank.net
“As is always the case with this band, the album strikes a balance between delicate chamber atmosphere and direct emotional expression“
WBGO
“modern, listenable and compelling”
Hot House Jazz
“Dec 5... a ballad that moves like a dawning realization“
WBGO
“offers glittery collective lyricism, prismatic improvisations, and a courageous unconventionality through complex yet deeply engaging structures”
JazzTrail