On Good-Hearted People, his second quintet session for Criss Cross, DAVID HAZELTINE takes on the challenge of writing for the contrasting textures of the trombone-alto saxophone front line -STEVE DAVIS and JIM SNIDERO - a pairing virtually without precedent in the jazz canon. Propelled by bassist NAT REEVES and drummer TONY REEDUS, the date swings madly, while Hazeltine contributes the beautiful colour-voicings and lucid,cool-fire improvising we've become accustomed to. Featured as a guest on two tracks is the great Dutch guitarist and Thelonious Monk Competition winner JESSE VAN RULLER.Also available: How It Is (CRISS 1142 CD), A World For Her (CRISS 1170 CD), Blues Quartet Vol.1. (CRISS 1188 CD).