Details: Most widely known as a first call sideman with the likes of the late Michael Brecker and Chris Potter, guitarist Adam Rogers is himself a composer of note, as he's documented on four prior Criss Cross recordings. On his fifth outing for the label, Rogers offers a crackling set of standards in trio format with world-class partners bassist John Pattucci and drummer Clarence Penn, placing his formidable technique at the service of musical imperatives and swinging all the way.