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Twi-Life
Label: Strick Muzik
Released: 2006
Track listing: CD1: Oriental Folk Song; The Beast Within Beauty; Thump & Cadence; An Oasis of Bronze;
Sesame Street; Smoothie; Brooklyn Street Fair; The Whole Page.
CD2: Majesty; Shift; Haile Selassie; In Faith; The Nottage Cottage; Moon Ruler; Glitch;
Paradigm; Twi-Life.
Marcus Strickland: Twi-Life
by Budd Kopman
Twi-Life, an impressively packaged double album featuring two different bands headed by Marcus Strickland, is the initial release of Strickland's own label, Strick Muzik. The Marcus Strickland quartet plays on disc one, where the reedist is backed by pianist Robert Glasper, bassist Vincente Archer and his brother, E. J. Strickland, on drums. Starting ...
Marcus Strickland Quartets: Twi-Life
by John Kelman
Twi-Life, Marcus Strickland's third album and the first for his newly created Strick Muzik imprint, offers a glimpse at two aspects of the saxophonist's ever-widening range. The first disc is a relatively straight-ahead date with his quartet featuring pianist Robert Glasper and bassist Vicente Archer, while the second introduces his Twi-Life group with bassist Brad Jones ...
Marcus Strickland: Twi-Life
by Mark F. Turner
Marcus Strickland Quartets Twi-Life Strick Muzik 2006 Marcus Strickland is one of today's brightest young saxophone stars, still unfamiliar to many listeners. Rejecting the easy option of reheating jazz music's past glories, he's intent on following his own path. Strickland's track record over the past few years ...
Marcus Strickland Quartets: Twi-Life
by Jeff Stockton
It's telling that the first cut on disc one of Twi-Life is a Wayne Shorter cover. Marcus Strickland's acoustic quartet seems to draw inspiration from Shorter's classic Blue Note years and the contemporary Footprints Live band. And while this group doesn't quite reach that level of excitement or create as much dramatic tension, it comes close ...
Keystone
By Dave Douglas
Label: Greenleaf Music
Released: 2005
Track listing: A Noise From The Deep; Just Another Murder; Sapphire Sky Blue; Butterfly Effect; Fatty's Day Off; Mabel Normand; The Real Roscoe; Famous Players; Barnyard Flirtations; Hollywood; Tragicomique.
Marcus Strickland
By Brotherhood
Label: Blue Moon
Released: 2004
Track listing: 1. Brotherhood
2. Values & Imperatives
3. Splendour
4. Amen
5. Predator
6. Epiphany
7. Excerpt
8. Saouse
9. The Unsung Hero
Brotherhood: Marcus Strickland
by Russ Musto
Twenty-something saxophonist Marcus Strickland is rapidly emerging as the preeminent voice of his generation on the instrument, showing a maturity belying his youth that is the combined result of the excellent tutelage he received in the New School’s Contemporary Jazz Program, and the wealth of experience he’s already gained through his touring with drummers Roy Haynes ...
Brotherhood
Label: Blue Moon
Released: 2003
Track listing: Brotherhood, Values And Imperatives, Splendour, Amen, Predator, Epiphany, Excerpt, Saouse, The
Unsung Hero.
Marcus Strickland: Brotherhood
by AAJ Staff
Look out for saxophonist Marcus Strickland. He's young, he's talented, and he already delivers the goods. His latest CD, Brotherhood, makes the case that he's got a lot to say. It's a varied set that ranges from burning post-bop and modal jazz to a gospel-influenced reflection on 9/11 and spirituality. Strickland plays both ...
