“there are no conventional “jazz solos” and so you find yourself listening to the groove as if it were Coltrane”
PopMatters
Read More“each song exhibits a patience with each step of its development, which gives those melodic constructs time to come to full bloom”
Bird Is the Worm
Read More“Mr. Crump is a bassist with a broad stylistic frame, at home in both the avant-garde and a more traditional framework. With his band Rhombal, which just released an excellent self-titled album, he opts not to draw any distinctions between those poles”
The New York Times
Read More“While this is clearly Crump’s album, it’s also a blend of four distinct personalities, each able to navigate rapidly mutating tunes”
Downbeat
Read More“As a composer, the Memphis native is top notch, possibly one of the best in jazz today for his consistent brilliance”
NextBop
Read More“These are, in sum, sincere and poised accounts, fitting tributes to the exciting and faultless character of composers and their music.”
Jazz da Gama
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