''Involution'' is an album by multi-instrumentalist
Michael Marcus, with the
Jaki Byard
John Arthur "Jaki" Byard (; June 15, 1922 – February 11, 1999) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger. Mainly a pianist, he also played tenor and alto saxophones, among several other instruments. He was known for h ...
trio.
Background
This was Marcus's third album for
Justin Time Records
Justin Time Records is a Canadian record company and independent record label founded in Montreal by Jim West. It was established in 1983 and specialises in jazz and blues. Although Justin Time initially recorded Canadian musicians such as Oliver ...
.
Recording and music
The album was recorded in 1998. The tracks are a mix of Marcus originals and standards that are played relatively infrequently.
[Loewy, Stev]
"Michael Marcus – Involution"
AllMusic. Retrieved June 27, 2017. Marcus plays a variety of saxophones: the stritch (a form of soprano), saxello (a straight alto), and a straight tenor.
Release
The album was released by Justin Time on March 30, 1998.
"Involution"
Justin Time Records. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
Reception
The AllMusic
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reviewer commented that this album was more conventional in style than many of Marcus's other recordings.
Track listing
#"Israel
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" (John Carisi
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Early life and career
Carisi was born in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey on February 22, 1922,Larkin, Colin (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popula ...
) – 5:46
#"Quadrophonics" (Michael Marcus) – 7:43
#"The Legend of Hale-Bopp" (Marcus) – 6:09
#"Soultrane" (Tadd Dameron
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Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Dameron was the most influential arranger of the bebop era, but also wrote charts for swi ...
) – 7:47
#"Man from Lovejoy" (Marcus) – 4:19
#"Off Minor" (Thelonious Monk
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) – 4:55
#"Sacred Law" (Marcus) – 4:33
#"Dear Lord" (John Coltrane
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) – 4:40
#"Surfer Girl
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" (Brian Wilson
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) – 2:30
#"Involution" (Marcus) – 4:34
Personnel
*Michael Marcus – straight tenor sax, saxello, stritch
*Jaki Byard – piano
*Ralph Hamperian – bass
*Richard Allen – drums
References
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1998 albums
Justin Time Records albums