I'm Confessin' finds adventurous Chi-town tenor man
Steve Grossman pairing up with journeyman jazz legend
Harold Land on a muscular set of standards and originals. This a no nonsense but eminently cerebral outing that makes the most of the two leads' knack for inventive, angular, and energetic improvisation. To these ends they dive headlong into the midtempo blues swinger "Vierd Blues," race each other to the finish line on the burning
Grossman original "Sandrow," and play it cool on
Thelonious Monk's "Let's Cool One"." Individually, they both get a chance to shine with
Grossman nailing down the title track and
Land holding down the afterglow hours on the ballad "Born to Be Blue"." Joining in the fun are pianist
Fred Henke, bassist
Reggie Johnson, and drummer
Jimmy Cobb. ~ Matt Collar