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| 1. | Waltz
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| 2. | The Price Of The Ticket
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| 3. | Day Of The Dark Bright Light
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| 4. | Blue Boye's Blues
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| 5. | I Pity The Poor Immigrant
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| 6. | Fauve
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| 7. | The Falling Rains Of Live
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Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Marty Ehrlich saxophones, bass clarinet
Uri Caine piano
Michael Formanek bass
Billy Drummond drums
Special guest on "Blue Boye's Blues":
Ray Anderson trombone
James Farber Engineer
Jurgen Hubner Layout Design, Typography
Matthias Winckelmann Executive Producer
Paul Zinman Mastering
Peter Watrous Liner Notes
Victor Mancusi Assistant Engineer
Multireedist Marty Ehrlich is one of New York City's most valuable players. Born and bred in St. Louis, Ehrlich may be best known for collaborating with Muhal Richard Abrams, George Russell, Anthony Braxton, Myra Melford, John Zorn and the late John Carter. He also leads his own Dark Woods Ensemble and the Julius Hemphill Sextet, which keeps alive the music of his beloved mentor. "One of our most thoughtful improvisers" (Down Beat) who is "making some of the smartest music around" (New Yorker), Ehrlich works with artists as different as the avantgardistic New York Composers Orchestra and swing players like Randy Sandke and Ken Peplowski. His last release on ENJA, the trio Relativity, received top ratings everywhere including four stars from Down Beat (February 2000) and was among The New Yorker's favorites from 1999 (January 2000). Beside Ehrlich's long-term association with ENJA that started back in 1987, he recently could also be heard with his Travelers Tales band and the trio CDE.
The music heard on "Song" was recorded directly after Ehrlich's quartet finished a week-long run at Sweet Basil in New York City. Featuring pianist Uri Caine (who is best known for his much-disputed Mahler projects) and trombonist Ray Anderson (on Ehrlich's musical portrait of the late Julius Hemphill only), the music is fired by the passion and wisdom of everyone involved. Ehrlich sees his new album as a meditation on the power of song's simplicity. Beside original works by the bandleader and the late Jaki Byard (another mentor of Ehrlich's) that are ripe to have words put to their songlike movement, Ehrlich chose actual songs by such as Bob Dylan and Robin Holcomb displaying his rare talent for personalizing the material of others by deepening its emotions. "When one arrives at the point in jazz where the song comes to an agreement with jazz's complexities, where a certain emotional truth becomes worth underlining and fighting for, then something has actually happened" (Peter Watrous).
Long considered one of the finest and most distinctive soloists in progressive jazz, multi-woodwind expert Marty Ehrlich melds charm and eloquence with hard-edged inflections on this 2001 release. Supported by a notable rhythm section, Ehrlich's compositional wares come to the forefront on these often endearing and sometimes rambunctious arrangements. Trombonist extraordinaire Ray Anderson performs on the bluesy and often boisterous piece titled "Blue Boye's Blues," as the band also minces delicately performed interludes with power-packed choruses. Many of these works feature the quartet's fiery swing vamps and climactically engineered undercurrents, especially when pianist Uri Caine peppers the groove with well-placed block chords. The musicians also engage in mid-tempo bop-ish swing vamps, where Ehrlich and Caine expound upon sublime themes via soul-searching lines. When viewed upon as a whole, this effort leans a bit toward a mainstream-type approach. However, those familiar with the artist's impressive and altogether multifaceted body of work should welcome this outing with open arms. Recommended. ~ Glenn Astarita, All Music Guide
Marty Ehrlich
Active Decades: '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: 1955 in St. Louis, MO
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Modern Creative, Chamber Jazz, Post-Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Saxophone Jazz
A versatile player, Marty Ehrlich has led stimulating sessions and has been a valuable sideman in several different situations. He first recorded with the Human Arts Ensemble in 1972, Ehrlich studied at the New England Conservatory of Music and in 1978 he moved to New York. Since then, he has worked with many top musicians, including Muhal Richard Abrams, Anthony Braxton, Julius Hemphill, and Bobby Bradford (where he fills in for the late John Carter). Ehrlich has also duetted with Anthony Cox, led his Dark Woods Ensemble, and recorded as a leader for Cecma, Sound Aspects, Muse, New World, and most often Enja.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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