Jazz Articles about The Rosewood Trio

The Rosewood Trio: Water And Fire: The Marimba Music Of Don Skoog

by Stephen Latessa
June 28, 2005

It's fair to say that albums featuring the marimba as a lead instrument are fairly uncommon. As such, as unfair as it may be, Water And Fire comes with a certain novelty value. My primary exposure to the marimba comes whenever I hear “Under My Thumb, and so this marimba-centric disc is a real embarrassment of riches.

My first impression of the record was the marimba is a really neat sounding instrument. Don Skoog, who composed the music ...