Michael Marcus
Abstractions In Lime Caverns
FormatCDLabelEsp-DiskGenreJazz & Improvisation
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After paying his dues with bluesmen Albert King and Bobby "Blue" Bland and jazzman Jaki Byard, Michael Marcus had his first album released in 1991, when he was 39. He's been much more prolific since then, co-leading Cosmosamatics with Sonny Simmons, SaxEmble with Frank Lowe and James Carter, Blue Reality Quartet with Joe McPhee, Warren Smith, and Jay Rosen, and Duology with Ted Daniel as well as Marcus's many albums as sole leader. Frank Lacy moved to New York in 1981 and soon established himself (primarily as a trombonist) as Art Blakey's music director, a member of the Mingus Big Band, sideman with Lester Bowie, David Murray Big Band, McCoy Tyner, and Roy Hargrove among others, and a leader in his own right. Tarus Mateen has worked with artists ranging from Christina Aguilera and OutKast to Betty Carter, Jason Moran, Hargrove, Greg Osby, and Terence Blanchard, to name a few. Jay Rosen of Cosmosamatics is also a member of Trio X with McPhee and Dominic Duval and Resonance Impeders with Chris Dahlgren and Briggan Krauss and has played with Mark Whitecage, Ivo Perelman, Gebhard Ullmann, etc.
Personnel: Michael Marcus - soprano sax, tenor sax, alto tarogato, G clarinet, bass flute, gong; Frank Lacy - French horn; Tarus Mateen - Marcoustico acoustic bass; Jay Rosen - drums and percussion. Recorded, mixed, and mastered on November 26-27, 2021 by Jim Clouse at Parkwest Studios, Brooklyn.
Release notes
Recorded, mixed, and mastered on November 26-27, 2021 “Hillscapes” is for Andrew Hill. “Hueysville” is for Sonny Simmons. The recording is dedicated to François Grillot.
| 1 | Zight Pulse | 5:36 | |
| 2 | Xia Xia (Dancing Flowers Contend) | 3:02 | |
| 3 | Banana Pudding | 2:32 | |
| 4 | Abstractions In Lime Caverns | 5:53 | |
| 5 | Eddy & Jones | 4:52 | |
| 6 | Crossing The Rio | 3:44 | |
| 7 | Hueysville | 2:48 | |
| 8 | Hillscapes | 8:49 | |
| 9 | Lioness Of The Trees | 3:59 | |
| 10 | La Verdad De Nuestro Amor | 3:49 |
- Tarus Mateen
- Acoustic Bass [Marcoustico] (1, 4, 8, 9)
- Michael Marcus
- Bass Flute (9), Clarinet [G Clarinet] (2), Composed By, Arranged By, Gong (6), Producer, Soprano Saxophone (1, 5, 8), Tenor Saxophone (3, 6), Tárogató [Alto Tarogato] (4, 7, 10)
- Jay Rosen
- Drums, Percussion
- Jim Clouse
- Engineer
- Steve Holtje
- Executive-Producer, Photography By [Inner Booklet]
- Frank Lacy
- French Horn (1, 4, 5, 8)
- Blue Room Productions
- Graphic Design, Cover, Artwork
