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| Focus |
| Marc Cary |
| első megjelenés éve: 2006 |
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| (2006)
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| 5.160 Ft
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| 1. | Appointment in Gahna
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| 2. | Walk with Me
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| 3. | So Gracefully
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| 4. | Voyage to the Inside
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| 5. | Elephants Eye
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| 6. | Ready or Not
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| 7. | Taiwa
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| 8. | Self Preservation
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| 9. | A Long Walk Home
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| 10. | Gentle Wind
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Jazz / Post-Bop
Marc Cary - Piano, Producer
David Ewell - Bass
Sameer Gupta - Drums, Tabla
* Alec Lytle - Engineer
* Claudia Hayden - Photography
* Jana Herzen - Executive Producer
* Lou Holtzman - Mixing
Everything comes together rather nicely on Marc Cary's trio affair, Focus, with the pianist accompanied by two sympathetic musicians, bassist David Ewell and drummer Sameer Gupta. The fireworks begin with Cary's explosive, far-reaching interpretation of the late Jackie McLean's "Appointment in Ghana," which stretches into dissonant lines and even kicks into a Latin setting for a moment or two. Two African-flavored compositions by Cary, the pulsating "Walk with Me" and the equally driving "A Long Walk Home" (with Gupta overdubbing tablas), prove to be immediately infectious and never lose steam. "So Gracefully" is a delightful original modal ballad with an underlying vamp that's at times somewhat similar to John Coltrane's famous arrangement of "My Favorite Things." Gupta contributed the lyrical ballad "Taiwa" and jointly composed the intense post-bop vehicle "Elephants Eye" with the leader. The depth of Marc Cary's skills as a composer and pianist on this outstanding release merit his recognition as one of the best jazz musicians of his generation.
---Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
Marc Cary
Active Decade: '90s
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop
Raised in Washington, D.C., Marc Cary has become known as one of the most original jazz pianists in New York. A man of eclectic tastes, Cary has a strong post-bop foundation but has also explored Afro-Cuban rhythms, electronic groove music, and other directions with his various ensembles. Upon arriving in New York, Cary was taken under the wing of Mickey Bass and Beaver Harris. His first big-time gigs came in the early '90s with Arthur Taylor, Betty Carter, and Roy Hargrove. In 1994, he became Abbey Lincoln's pianist and arranger.
Cary's own records have shown great promise, beginning with 1994's Cary On. Two releases for Arabesque followed, Listen in 1996 and The Antidote in 1998. An uncharacteristic electronica project titled Rhodes Ahead, Vol. 1 appeared in 1999, as did a live album by Cary's world music group Indigenous People (both on the Jazzateria label). Cary's acoustic trio released Trillium in early 2000.
---David R. Adler, All Music Guide |
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