Julius Hemphill Composition Award 2001 - Finalist “The Fight of A Bird Leaves No Trace” Pleiadian Call | Music for Trio, gwsfourwinds 71961

Pleiadian Call | Music for Trio - Compact Disc.

“Multiple reedman Chris Greco has put together a near suite on Pleiadian Call : loose, fluid, sometimes haunting compositions that seems to fit together like the pieces of an aural jigsaw puzzle. Greco's switching between the reeds—soprano, alto and tenor sax, flute and clarinet—keeps the sound interesting, sometimes a cool breeze, sometimes a bubbling simmer. “ - Dan McClenaghan AllAboutJazz, US 12/06/2002

“Everything is perfect here. What I enjoyed the most about this brilliant CD is the perfect balance of rules, the many and carefully written passages, and the sheer improvisation.” - D. Truffandier, JazzHot, (France)

“Sony's not done signing people yet, but until they get around to Chris Greco, be happy he runs his own label. Pleiadian Call finds the multi-reed musician in good company with Chris Colangelo on bass and Kendall Kay on drums and percussion. Greco wrote the nine compositions with serial and bitonal applications, yet he resorts to very little dissonance. He seems to have a love affair going with his instruments. He troubles to shape tones and keep the upper register sweet. Some players shoot darts up high; Greco blows pearls.” - Rex Butters AllAboutJazz 07/25/2003

“Composition coexists comfortably with improvisation in the context of this trio effort by Chris Greco. His expositon-heavy liner notes detail the structural particulars, but the true virtues of his approach manifest most convincingly in the music. While the program has an intellectual atmosphere that makes the label of chamber Jazz tempting, Greco and his partners make it clear that they won’t be codified so easily; Greco cycles routinely through his reeds and winds, and when he’s engaging his partners in improvisation the academic trappings fall away and an infectious passion reveals itself. ” Cadence Magazine (NYC)

Pleiadian Call / Music for Trio - "A remarkable collection of original compositions from Chris Greco." L. Prosser, jazzreview.com