 Исполнитель: Todd Marcus Название альбома: Trio+ Год выпуска: 2019 Формат файлов: MP3@320K/s Размер архива: 146 MB Скачать с: turbobit.net
02. Something Suite (2nd Movement)
03. Something Suite (3rd Movement)
04. Something Suite (4th Movement)
05. Cantata
06. Amy Pookie
07. My Foolish Heart
08. Neophilia
09. How Deep Is the Ocean (Intro)
10. How Deep Is the Ocean
11. Invitation
12. Plummeting
Baltimore’s Todd Marcus has distinguished himself among his post-bop contemporaries as a harmonically engaging soloist whose propulsive architectural lines are made even more distinctive by his choice of instrument, the bass clarinet. A favorite of luminaries like the late Eric Dolphy, David Murray, and Don Byron, the bass clarinet is nonetheless a less-played, and therefore less-appreciated instrument in jazz. In Marcus’ hands, however, it’s in full flower, grabbing the spotlight in ways normally heard by the trumpet and tenor sax. Marcus spotlights his dynamic low-end sound to superb effect on his fourth album, 2019’s Trio+. Joining him are an equally adventurous cadre of associates including, at various times, veteran drummer Ralph Peterson, bassist Jeff Reed, drummer Eric Kennedy, and bassist Ameen Saleem. Also adding his own high-energy dynamism is former Jazz at Lincoln Center trumpeter and Peabody Jazz Department head Sean Jones.
The first half of the album is made up of Marcus’ “Something Suite,” a kinetic and moody four-part work inspired by Sonny Rollins’ “Freedom Suite” and played in a trio configuration with Peterson and Saleem. There’s a textural quality to Marcus’ work as his warm lines bump up against Peterson’s lithe brush work and Saleem’s woody bass tones. He achieves an equally tactile aesthetic elsewhere, expanding to a quartet with Jones for the buoyant “Amy Pookie,” their bop-inflected lines evoking the harmolodic jazz of Ornette Coleman and Don Cherry. Also compelling is Marcus and Jones’ duet for an introspective reading of the standard “My Foolish Heart.” Marcus draws inspiration from another bass clarinet touchstone, offering a groove-oriented take on Bennie Maupin’s Middle Eastern-tinged “Neophilia.” He also shifts to the higher-pitched Bb clarinet for his wry chamber waltz “Cantata.” At turns dusky and bright, Marcus’ Trio+ is endless engaging.
Todd Marcus – bass clarinet & clarinet (5)
Ralph Peterson – drums (1-4, 6-8, 12)
Jeff Reed – bass (5, 7-10, 12)
Ameen Saleem – bass (1-4, 6, 8, 11)
Sean Jones – trumpet (6, 7, 11, 12)
Eric Kennedy – drums (5, 10)
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