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Shades of Jade
By Marc Johnson
Label: ECM Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: Ton Sur Ton; Aparaceu; Shades of Jade; In 30 Hours; Blue Nefertiti; Snow; Since You Asked; Raise; All Yours; Don't Ask of Me.
Marc Johnson: Sweet Tone for Sweet Tunes
by R.J. DeLuke
Marc Johnson is an extraordinary musician, but recordings under his own name are infrequent. That can often be the case for people whose instrument is the contrabass. But for this musician, it seems more about making statements when the time is right. Johnson plays exquisite bass, with the luscious tone and great harmonic and melodic expression ...
Marc Johnson: Shades of Jade
by C. Andrew Hovan
Somewhat of a recluse, bassist Marc Johnson only comes out of hiding every five years or so. But when he does, it's usually to give us another nugget of inestimable value, his albums always proving to be an adventure with a healthy mix of tradition and forward-thinking originality. A veteran of one of pianist Bill Evans' ...
Marc Johnson: Shades of Jade
by Michael McCaw
Marc Johnson long ago cemented his abilities as a bassist since his involvement in Bill Evans' final trio. His career as a leader in his own right, though, has been a lttle more questionable. Released periodically over the span of a quarter century, his albums have run the gamut in quality from his excellent early ECM ...
Marc Johnson: Shades of Jade
by Norman Weinstein
Bassist and composer Marc Johnson may have taken a quarter century to distill the essence of his playing in the last great Bill Evans trio, but Shades of Jade proves it was worth the wait. What is most astonishing about this masterful work is that it took someone I would never have thought of as a ...
Marc Johnson: Shades of Jade
by John Kelman
Some would argue that it's impossible to call a recording classic until sufficient time has passed to determine its true staying power. Still, one can say that a recording has the makings of a classic--especially in its ability to be simultaneously of its time and timeless. Bassist Marc Johnson has only released a handful of albums ...
Rosslyn
By John Taylor
Label: ECM Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: The Bowl Song; How Deep Is The Ocean; Between Moons; Rosslyn; Ma Bel;
Tramonto; Field Day.
Rez Abbasi: Reziliently Brilliant
by Phil DiPietro
At 36, Rez Abbasi is the latest accomplished and proven musician with a few solo releases and a few sideman appearances in his discography to choose the independent jazz route. Born in Pakistan, raised in the USA since the age of three, and having gone east from west internationally as well as domestically, Abbasi is known ...
Ben Monder: Le Monde du Monder
by Phil DiPietro
With a fittingly well-documented career, boasting a range of stunning appearances on over 50 recordings, including 14 since the year 2000, Ben Monder has solidified his position as one of the finest players of his generation. A chordal and textural master, unafraid to thoroughly explore advanced harmonic concepts, Ben's appearance on a sideman date ...
Homecoming
By Bill Evans
Label: Milestone
Released: 1999
Track listing: Re Person I Knew; Midnight Mood; Laurie; Theme from MASH Suicide Is Painless; Turn Out the Stars ; Very Early ; But Beautiful; I Loves You Porgy; Up with the Lark; Minha All Mine; I Do It for Your Love; Some Day My Prince Will Come ; Interview with Bill Evans by Rod Starns.
