Cimmerian Crossroads

by Rent Romus

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1.	Seeker 02:42		buy track
2.	No Predicate 04:46		buy track
3.	As of Yet	info
4.	Circle with a Hole In the Middle	info
5.	There is an Egg 05:36		buy track
6.	Cimmerian Crossroads 06:33		buy track
7.	Fateful Tender Joynecessity 07:18		buy track
8.	The Flow 04:32		buy track
9.	Have a cigar and you'll feel better (part 1) 05:30		buy track
10.	Danish Nights 04:19		buy track

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The third album from Rent Romus and the Life’s Blood Ensemble features drummer Timothy Orr, bassists Kim Cass and Markus Hunt performing original music by saxophonist Rent Romus as well as compositions from Arthur Blythe, Ornette Coleman, bassist Bill Noertker, and pianist Brett Carson.
Cimmerian Crossroads explore the subtle boarders of style and element within jazz and improvisation as well as a dedication and tribute to those who have dedicated their lives to the music and to those who have come before providing inspiration for the life’s blood of generations to come.

*Note titles As of Yet and Circle with a Hole In the Middle available on the Compact Disc or other download services.

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released July 1, 2014

Kim Cass – double bass
Markus Hunt – double bass
Timothy Orr – drums/percussion
Rent Romus - alto, soprano saxophones, bells

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Rent Romus San Francisco, California

Rent Romus hailed by Downbeat as having "a bold sound, unmistakable sincerity and conviction". A third generation Finnish American born in the great north of upper Michigan and growing up in the San Francisco Bay ,Romus' work on the saxophone has been dubbed “ferocious” by the San Francisco Weekly and “central to the creative music world of the West Coast” by writer jazz critic Frank Rubolino. ... more

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