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Marc Copland Trio: Haunted Heart & Other Ballads
by AAJ Staff
Anyone who is not by now familiar with the story of Marc Copland should first hear this before they read this review and then hear the disc it is about. The fact of the matter is, Marc Copland did not take up piano until the age of 35. That's right- Copland was originally a saxophonist, and quite a fine one at that, being very active on the New York scene in the 70s until he began to have the realization ...
Continue ReadingMarc Copland: Softly
by Joel Roberts
One of the intriguing things about pianist Marc Copland is that he started out playing the saxophone and was enjoying a successful career on that instrument, including a stint with the Chico Hamilton Quintet and an album with guitarist John Abercrombie, when he decided to switch gears and take up the piano. And after several years of full-time study (and a name change), he was able to establish himself as one of the more exciting, innovative, and technically adept pianists ...
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