Jazz Articles about Mark O

Mark O: Awakening

by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
October 19, 2006

Awakening is the sort of recording that makes demands of its listeners. Mark O'Leary (electric guitar), Steve Swallow (bass guitar) and Pierre Favre (percussion) manage to create a charmingly introspective record by insulating what is invariably solid jazz with a fusion of rocky harmonies. In a genre dominated by musicians keen on experimentation, being good by default may easily just streamline into mediocrity. As a whole, Awakening is anything but mediocre. It's a surprisingly pleasant recording propelled ...