(Jazz/Post-Bop) Marcus Strickland Quartets - Twi-Life [Double CD] - 2006, MP3, 320 kbps

Marcus Strickland Quartets - Twi-Life Жанр: Jazz/Post-Bop Год издания: 2006 Аудиокодек: MP3 Тип рипа: tracks Битрейт аудио: 320 kbps Продолжительность: 01:55:22 Треклист:CD1 01. Oriental Folk Song - 5:41 02. The Beast Within Beauty - 7:54 03. Thump & Cadence - 10:10 04. An Oasis of Bronze - 5:13 05. Sesame Street - 9:19 06. Smoothie - 5:31 07. Brooklyn Street Fair - 10:19 08. The Whole Page - 6:40CD2 09. Majesty - 5:37 10. Shift - 6:23 11. Haile Selassie - 6:58 12. In Faith - 3:29 13. The Nottage Cottage - 7:38 14. Moon Ruler - 5:51 15. Glitch - 3:59 16. Paradigm - 6:35 17. Twi-Life - 7:56  Доп.инфо.After two albums (At Last and Brotherhood) as bandleader of a quintet of precocious jazz talents, Marcus Strickland returns with Twi-Life, an independently released, ambitious double-disc set which finds Strickland working with two separate quartets and soundscapes. The first disc features his acoustic quartet playing seven originals and Wayne Shorter's classic "Oriental Folk Song." The quartet (brother E.J. Strickland, pianist Robert Glasper and bassist Vicente Archer) is a cohesive clan of young musicians that represent the best of their peers on their respective instruments. The result is some inspired interplay that bolsters Strickland's already unique writing voice, one that is both lyrical ("Brooklyn Street Fair") and rhythmic ("Thump and Cadence"). Other times, as on "Beast Within the Beauty," a simultaneously mean and pretty tune with Strickland employing his soprano and tenor sax -- Strickland exhibits his keen ear for both melody and bounce. The second set introduces his newer quartet, where Marcus and Strickland are joined by Lage Lund (guitar) and Brad Jones (electric bass). (It's interesting to note than many of today's younger musicians are beginning to take this same approach, separating acoustic bands and material with their fusion counterparts.) Strickland's second set has a decidedly more commercial appeal and evokes a sound that may turn off a few aficionados, but the musicianship can't be denied; nor can Strickland's inclination to explore be frowned upon when today's music is often stale. If the direction of jazz is being steered by young musicians like Strickland, there is reason for optimism.  СоставMarcus Strickland, tenor & soprano sax, reeds Robert Glasper, piano (disc 1) Vicente Archer, bass (disc 1) EJ Strickland, drums Lage Lund, guitar (disc 2) Brad Jones, electric bass (disc 2)