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| An Unsung Cat - The Life and Music of Warne Marsh |
| Warne Marsh |
| első megjelenés éve: 2001 |
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| (2001)
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| 6.247 Ft
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| 1. | Apple Honey
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| 2. | Marshmallow
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| 3. | Tautology
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| 4. | Broadway
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| 5. | Body and Soul
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| 6. | Body and Soul
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| 7. | Playa del Rey
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| 8. | It's All Right With Me
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| 9. | You Don't Know What Love Is
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| 10. | Confirmation
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| 11. | Easy
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| 12. | How High the Moon
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| 13. | It Could Happen to You
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| 14. | Way in There
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| 15. | Lennie's Pennies
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| 16. | Sweet and Lovely
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Jazz / Cool
Warne Marsh (Tenor Sax)
Lee Konitz (Alto Sax), Sal Mosca (Piano), Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (Bass), Red Mitchell (Bass)
This CD spans the entire musical career of tenor saxophonist Warne Marsh, from 1945 until just before his death in 1987. Twelve of the sixteen tunes have been previously released on eight different record labels, while four numbers are previously unissued. The size of the musical constellations here range from duo to big band, although most of the recordings feature Marsh with trio backing. The earliest recording is from The Hoagy Carmichael Show on NBC in 1945; the last is a private live recording from 1987. In between are various small groups featuring alto saxophonists Lee Konitz and Art Pepper, pianists Kenny Drew, Sal Mosca and Ronnie Ball, and bassists Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Red Mitchell. Warne Marsh was one of the greatest, and most overseen, tenor saxophonists in modern jazz. Best known for his collaborations with piano legend Lennie Tristano and alto saxophonist Lee Konitz, Marsh was a brilliant and melodic improviser who formed exquisitely constructed solos. Along with a formidable technical dexterity, he was also a master at playing ballads.
This anthology of the late tenor saxophonist Warne Marsh is intended to serve as a companion to the Scarecrow Press book with the same title, which was published in 2001. This is not your typical anthology, as it includes material from a number of labels, including Prestige, Vanguard, Riverside, VSOP, Inner City, Zinnia, and Storyville, as well as several previously unreleased private recordings. Probably the most intriguing cut is Marsh's performance in the big band The Teenagers playing Woody Herman's "Apple Honey" on NBC's The Hoagy Carmichael Show in the mid-'40s, while still in his late teens and prior to his transformation under the tutelage of pianist Lennie Tristano. Even rarer is a private rehearsal tape of "How High the Moon" (featuring Marsh playing along with a Jamey Aebersold record that has pianist Kenny Barron tuned out!); there are also privately recorded concert dates of "Lennie's Pennies" with a big band led by alto saxophonist Gary Foster and a duet with guitarist Larry Koonse of "Sweet and Lovely." As the reissued tracks are considered, it's obvious that his trademark cool tone is already present on the 1949 recordings with alto saxophonist Lee Konitz (who he recorded with a number of times during his career), which include a wild reworking of "Cherokee" called "Marshmallow" and the even more complex "Tautology" (based on "Idaho"). An emotional "You Don't Know What Love Is" features Marsh in a quartet with the incomparable bassist Niels Pedersen. His mellow interpretation of "Easy" (his reworking of "Easy Living") finds him accompanied by the brilliant pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi; this track is taken from an LP on the long defunct Inner City label. This collection is a well thought out retrospective of a talented musician that deserved greater fame during his lifetime. ~ Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
Warne Marsh
Active Decades: '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s
Born: Oct 26, 1927 in Los Angeles, CA
Died: Dec 18, 1987 in Hollywood, CA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Cool
Along with Lee Konitz, Warne Marsh was the most successful "pupil" of Lennie Tristano and, unlike Konitz, Marsh spent most of his career exploring chordal improvisation the Tristano way. The cool-toned tenor played with Hoagy Carmichael's Teenagers during 1944-1945 and then after the Army, he was with Buddy Rich (1948) before working with Lennie Tristano (1949-1952). His recordings with Tristano and Konitz still sound remarkable today with unisons that make the two horns sound like one. Marsh had occasional reunions with Konitz and Tristano through the years, spent periods outside of music, and stayed true to his musical goals. He moved to Los Angeles in 1966 and worked with Supersax during 1972-1977, also filling in time teaching. Marsh, who collapsed and died on stage at the legendary Donte's club in 1987 while playing "Out of Nowhere," is now considered legendary. He recorded as a leader for Xanadu, Imperial, Kapp, Mode (reissued on V.S.O.P.), Atlantic, Wave, Storyville, Revelation, Interplay, Criss Cross, and Hot Club.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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