Jason Crosby - Cryptologic CD

**We are selling this product non-shrinked** After nearly three decades as one of music's most in-demand sidemen, Jason Crosby releases his solo album, Cryptologic. Split essentially into two halves, one in which Crosby plays nearly every instrument himself, and another in which he's backed by Golden State stalwarts The Mother Hips, the record showcases both Crosby's instrumental prowess and his unflinching honesty as a lyricist and singer. Richly cinematic and enchantingly playful, Cryptologic was recorded in two whirlwind sessions with producer/engineer Karl Derfler (Tom Waits, Dave Matthews). The first, conducted in the spring of 2016, featured Crosby playing roughly a dozen different instruments, deliberately crafting each song from the ground up by himself with an ambient, compellingly visual quality. The second session, a more raw and reckless affair that went down just a few months later, tapped into the wild and collaborative spirit of rock and roll that's always flowed throug