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| 1. | As I Gazed
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| 2. | What Means This?
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| 3. | Meander
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| 4. | Two Kims
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| 5. | How So?
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| 6. | Clearly
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| 7. | Figure of Speech
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| 8. | Ginnette
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Jazz
Michael Cain - Design, Piano
Anthony Cox - Bass
Marvin "Smitty" Smith - Drums
Paul Hannah - Drums, Percussion
Mike Cain, pianist and composer was first introduced to jazz through pianists like Herbie Hancock and Keith Jarrett, and at fourteen began working professionally in the Las Vegas area. During the course of his professional career, Mike Cain has performed with many jazz artists and emerged upon the international jazz scene as an exciting talent.
The idea of doing a trio record with piano, bass and drums had long been a desire of the pianist so this recording with Anthony Cox (bass), Marvin 'Smitty Smith (drums) and Paul Hannah (percussion) was a chance for him to fulfill this desire. Here they interact with each other and experiment on Cain's eight originals with compromising coherence and form.
* Alan Bates - Executive Producer, Producer
* Gene Curtis - Engineer
* Malcolm Walker - Design
* Mitchell Seidel - Photography
* Yoshio Maki - Producer
While you might expect standard piano trio lines from Mike Cain, he doesn't deliver them on What Means This? Rather, the threesome, joined on four tracks by percussionist Paul Hannah, actually interact with each other and through the material, extending themselves and doing more than just responding and reacting on cue. Drummer Marvin "Smitty" Smith deserves much of the credit for this. His precise, attacking, subtle support allows Cain and bassist Anthony Cox to venture out and experiment without the compositions losing coherence or organization.
---Ron Wynn, All Music Guide
Michael Cain
Active Decades: '90s and '00s
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop
A talented pianist who is able to fit into a typical ECM session but also shows more fire than expected, Michael Cain is thus far best-known for his association with Jack DeJohnette. Cain, who grew up in Las Vegas, began playing piano when he was four and, although he started with classical music, he was always quite interested in improvising too. He studied jazz and classical music at North Texas State University and also studied at USC and Cal Arts. While still attending the latter, Cain performed with Marlena Shaw, Gerald Wilson's Orchestra, Billy Higgins, the New American Orchestra and James Newton's Quartet. In 1990, Cain moved to New York. Soon he was working with the M-Base players (including Greg Osby and Robin Eubanks), he recorded two CDs as a leader (for Candid) and joined Jack DeJohnette's band. In addition to DeJohnette (with whom he has worked and recorded on and off since), Cain has been a part of Anthony Cox's Quartet and played with many top musicians including Dave Holland, John Scofield, Steps Ahead, Gary Thomas, Marty Ehrlich, Ray Anderson and Bobby Previte. Michael Cain, who teaches at the Eastman School of Music, recorded a CD of his own for ECM in 1986 and was commissioned to write music for Bill Clinton's 1997 presidential inauguration gala.
--- Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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