Jim Rotondi & David Hazeltine feat. Greg Skaff, Barak Mori, Joe Strasser - Champagne Taste (2005)

"Clearly, Rotondi emerges as one of the best of the post-Hubbard generation. His solos are a near-perfect amalgam of power, finesse and logic."
- All About Jazz

"Rotondi is one of the unsung heroes of the trumpet."
- Bret Primack, GMN

"Rotondi has the passion and focus to find a place for the music in the new millennium."
- The New Yorker, January 2003

"A player and writer with great respect for the melody, Hazeltine can be surprisingly inventive with the harmonic and rhythmic possibilities in a tune. Unobtrusive yet frequently exciting, Hazeltine always sounds as if he is digging what he's playing, and his approach makes well-known tunes sound fresh."
- Jazz Times

"First and foremost, Hazeltine is an excellent jazz pianist ... his improvisations abound with well-developed ideas."
- All About Jazz

"Even in the crowded, competitive New York scene, it is obvious to me that the hip-without-fanfare Hazeltine is a standout"
- Ira Gitler

"David Hazeltine is for sure the brightest star on the jazz piano horizon. His style has a deep-seated commitment to jazz history while communicating a wealth of 'today' ideas."
- Cedar Walton