Cross Culture (album)

Cross Culture
Studio album by Joe Lovano Us Five
Released	January 8, 2013
Recorded	January 12–15, 2012 at Sear Sound, New York, NY
Genre	Jazz, post-bop
Length	60:00
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Joe Lovano
Joe Lovano Us Five chronology
Bird Songs (2011) Cross Culture (2013)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
PopMatters	7/10[3]

Cross Culture is the twenty-third studio album by American musician Joe Lovano and the third with his band Us Five. It was released in January 2013 under Blue Note Records.

Track list

All compositions written by Joe Lovano, except "Star Crossed Lovers" written by Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Blessings in May"	6:18
2.	"Myths and Legends"	4:59
3.	"Cross Culture"	6:35
4.	"In a Spin"	4:29
5.	"Star Crossed Lovers"	7:34
6.	"Journey Within"	5:41
7.	"Drum Chant"	4:21
8.	"Golden Horn"	5:17
9.	"Royal Roost"	5:54
10.	"Modern Man"	2:43
11.	"PM"	7:49

Personnel

• Joe Lovano - Tenor and G mezzo-soprano saxophone, Aulochrome, tárogató, Oborom drum, gongs, shakers, puddle drums
• James Weidman - Piano
• Lionel Loueke - Guitar (tracks 2–4, 6, 7, 11)
• Esperanza Spalding - Bass (tracks 1, 5, 8, 10)
• Peter Slavov - Bass (tracks 2–4, 8, 9, 11)
• Otis Brown III - Drums
• Francisco Mela - Drums, balafon, whistle

References

1. "Cross Culture Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
2. Collar, Matt. "Cross Culture - Joe Lovano". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
3. Layman, Will (2013-02-20). "Joe Lovano: Cross Culture". PopMatters.com. Retrieved 2013-07-19.

External links

• Official website