The Crossing is a quintet of musician/composers whose dedication to each others music necessitated the release of a project highlighting their collective interpretations of the diverse pieces that make up this, their first recording as a unit.
Jack DeSalvo, Bob Rodriguez, Arthur Lipner, Todd Urban and Jon Berger have played and recorded with each other in varied combinations with DeSalvo often the common denominator. Lipner and DeSalvo’s duo album Liquid Stones on the German Label Enja/Tutu is a classic and Jon and Jack are both part of River Road on Unseen Rain Records. Bob Rodriguez performs on a number of UR albums and everyone in The Crossing have respected each others writing and playing for a very long time.
A Thousand Angels 10’52
Jack DeSalvo
Yikes 12’51
Bob Rodriguez
Bass Station 4’06
Todd Urban
SambaDharma 5’32
Arthur Lipner
Arriving 9’44
Bob Rodriguez
This Is What The Silence Sounds Like 6’21
Arthur Lipner
The Crossings Are Underground 8’19
Jack DeSalvo
5thsp 5’52
Todd Urban
Turning 5’13
Jack DeSalvo
from
The Crossing,
released June 7, 2019
JACK DeSALVO
guitars
ARTHUR LIPNER
vibraphone, marimba
BOB RODRIGUEZ
piano
TODD URBAN
double-bass
JON BERGER
drums, dumbek, percussion
Recorded February 9, 2014 Tedesco Studio, Paramus, NJ
Mixed by Todd Urban, Todd Urban Studio, Riverdale, NJ
except Turning, mixed by Jim DeSalvo, Beanstudio, Wayne, NJ
Mastered by Jim DeSalvo, Beanstudio, Wayne, NJ
Design by Qua’s Eye Graphix, photos by Maria Carmichael
Produced by Jack DeSalvo, Jim DeSalvo and Todd Urban