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Marc Rosen
Rosen played baritone sax, clarinet, and soprano sax with Big Time Operator, a very successful, 10 piece swing band which played often in Las Vegas, including gigs at the Desert Inn and monthly appearances at the Hard Rock Cafe Casino, as well as regular appearances at the Derby, the Viper Room, the Hollywood Athletic Club and other high profile venues in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Big Time Operator also appearedin some national TV shows. Big Time Operator recorded a CD called "High Altitude Swing", which sold several thousand copies throughout the country.
Rosen has also recorded with Deuterium, a jazz quartet on the CD "Dreams of Madrid". Rosen also appeared on and produced the CD "Soul Space" with Julie Stewart and the Rio Chama Trio.
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Marc Rosen & Sweet Thunder Jazztet: Monsoon
by Michael P. Gladstone
In what amounts to a public announcement, the press release that accompanies this album reports that baritone saxophonist Marc Rosen has spent decades worshipping the music of Gerry Mulligan. Dating back to his high school years, the teen would take frequent trips into Chicago until he finally saw Jeru's set at Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase. Although Rosen has been a member, and leader, of several jazz ensembles, the Sweet Thunder Jazztet is his opportunity to showcase the Mulligan songbook--as well ...
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by Glenn Astarita
It's no secret, especially given the accompanying press kit and artist's comments, that this album provides a contemporary spin on the sounds and style of the late, great baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan. But Marc Rosen and other band members wrote original compositions for Monsoon, so this set is not a verbatim rehashing of the Mulligan songbook. The baritone saxophonist and his jazztet revitalize the ultra-cool, yet intricately devised harmonic attributes steeped within Mulligan's storied legacy. The saxophonist's sound and methodology ...
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