Danny Grissett - The In-Between

Pianist Danny Grissett is joined on 'The In-Between' by tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III, an acquaintance since both attended the Thelonious Monk Institute in the early noughties, bassist Vicente Archer, a partner of long-standing and the great drummer Bill Stewart. Grissett offers a mix of five originals, four personalized standards, and a lovely ballad by his wife.

Danny decided to name his fifth Criss Cross recording 'The In-Between' to evoke the experience of flying back and forth between New York, where he is a first-call sideman for, among others, Jeremy Pelt and Tom Harrell, and Vienna, Austria, where he has lived with his wife and small son for several years.

Throughout the proceedings, he plays with the understated authority and melodic thrust that have garnered him an ever-increasing fan base.

Personnel: Danny Grissett (piano), Walter Smith III (tenor saxophone), Vicente Archer (bass), Bill Stewart (drums)