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Involution (album)
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| Involution | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | March 30, 1998 |
| Recorded | 1998 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | Justin Time |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
Involution is an album by multi-instrumentalist Michael Marcus, with the Jaki Byard trio.
Background
[edit]This was Marcus's third album for Justin Time Records.[3]
Recording and music
[edit]The album was recorded in 1998.[4] The tracks are a mix of Marcus originals and standards that are played relatively infrequently.[1] Marcus plays a variety of saxophones: the stritch (a form of soprano), saxello (a straight alto), and a straight tenor.[1]
Release
[edit]The album was released by Justin Time on March 30, 1998.[5]
Reception
[edit]The AllMusic reviewer commented that this album was more conventional in style than many of Marcus's other recordings.[1]
Track listing
[edit]- "Israel" (John Carisi) – 5:46
- "Quadrophonics" (Michael Marcus) – 7:43
- "The Legend of Hale-Bopp" (Marcus) – 6:09
- "Soultrane" (Tadd Dameron) – 7:47
- "Man from Lovejoy" (Marcus) – 4:19
- "Off Minor" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:55
- "Sacred Law" (Marcus) – 4:33
- "Dear Lord" (John Coltrane) – 4:40
- "Surfer Girl" (Brian Wilson) – 2:30
- "Involution" (Marcus) – 4:34
Personnel
[edit]- Michael Marcus – straight tenor sax, saxello, stritch
- Jaki Byard – piano
- Ralph Hamperian – bass
- Richard Allen – drums
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Loewy, Steve "Michael Marcus – Involution". AllMusic. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 941. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ "Michael Marcus". Justin Time Records. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
- ^ Vantrikt, Ludwig (August 14, 2007) "Michael Marcus: Truth, Love and Soul". AllAboutJazz.
- ^ "Involution". Justin Time Records. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
