Michael Martin

Michael Martin: Odyssey

by Dave Nathan
November 1, 2001

P>Michael Martin resembles a troubadour in that these wandering (a permanent odyssey, perhaps) minstrels of yore were often the major source of news. Martin's play list on this album covers a wide swatch of melodies that recount tales covering many things and using a number of vocal techniques to do so. Most tunes are from the pens of Joe Melnikas and Rob Mullins. With Martin on this undertaking are a wide variety of performers, several of them from jazz's A ...