Involution (album)

Involution
Studio album by
Michael Marcus
ReleasedMarch 30, 1998
Recorded1998
GenreJazz
LabelJustin Time
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Involution is an album by multi-instrumentalist Michael Marcus, with the Jaki Byard trio.

Background

This was Marcus's third album for Justin Time Records.

Recording and music

The album was recorded in 1998. The tracks are a mix of Marcus originals and standards that are played relatively infrequently. 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.

Reception

The AllMusic reviewer commented that this album was more conventional in style than many of Marcus's other recordings.

Track listing

  1. "Israel" (John Carisi) – 5:46
  2. "Quadrophonics" (Michael Marcus) – 7:43
  3. "The Legend of Hale-Bopp" (Marcus) – 6:09
  4. "Soultrane" (Tadd Dameron) – 7:47
  5. "Man from Lovejoy" (Marcus) – 4:19
  6. "Off Minor" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:55
  7. "Sacred Law" (Marcus) – 4:33
  8. "Dear Lord" (John Coltrane) – 4:40
  9. "Surfer Girl" (Brian Wilson) – 2:30
  10. "Involution" (Marcus) – 4:34

Personnel

  • Michael Marcus – straight tenor sax, saxello, stritch
  • Jaki Byard – piano
  • Ralph Hamperian – bass
  • Richard Allen – drums

References

  1. ^ a b c d Loewy, Steve "Michael Marcus – Involution". AllMusic. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 941. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ "Michael Marcus". Justin Time Records. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  4. ^ Vantrikt, Ludwig (August 14, 2007) "Michael Marcus: Truth, Love and Soul". AllAboutJazz.
  5. ^ "Involution". Justin Time Records. Retrieved September 15, 2024.