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Mark Elf: Liftoff
by Michael P. Gladstone
Guitarist Mark Elf has been recording since 1986, and on Liftoff he continues to amaze. All but two of his dozen sessions have been on his own Jen Bay label. Athough Elf usually appears in a guitar/bass/drums format, he also includes piano on a few of these recordings. Such is the case on Liftoff, ...
Mark Elf: Liftoff
by Terrell Kent Holmes
John Coltrane's “Countdown, like Hemingway's “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place, is a brief, emotional and enduring classic. Guitarist Mark Elf makes this tune the heart of Liftoff. Elf, who played last month at Flushing Town Hall with bassist Essiet Essiet and drummer Quincy Davis, was an exuberant performer who scatted along with his solos on up-tempo tunes, ...
Mark Elf: Liftoff
by Jim Santella
Guitarist Mark Elf enjoys the rush of re-interpreting music by masters such as John Coltrane. He also enjoys creating fiery originals that allow him to work out on the instrument the way Trane did. It doesn't matter that one played saxophone and other plays guitar, since both artists share a deep appreciation for the creation of ...
Mark Elf: Liftoff
by Jerry D'Souza
Several musicians have found their muse in John Coltrane, and Mark Elf joins the group with Liftoff. The guitarist takes the chord changes to Coltrane's “Countdown to create the title piece. Word play notwithstanding, Elf can turn a tune to his advantage. His notes are crisp, even as they zip along at feverish pace, and that ...
Glad to be Back
By Mark Elf
Label: Jen Bay Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: Elfin's Place; Little Old Lady; Groove For Gonzalez; Alfie; Bossa For Eric A; A Fancy For Yancy; Falling In Love With Love; Ballad For Bertrand; Gaston's Gate; Falling In Love With Love.
Mark Elf: Glad To Be Back
by Terrell Kent Holmes
In light of the serious medical issues that guitarist Mark Elf has overcome recently--he had a kidney disorder and is recovering from prostate cancer--any new CD he puts out is a triumph for him and his many fans. Glad To Be Back , a crisp balance of standards and originals, is Elf's musical affirmation of life. ...
Mark Elf: Glad to Be Back
by Jack Bowers
"Sometimes," guitarist Mark Elf writes in the liner notes to Glad to Be Back, “it takes something really serious to make one appreciate life and what the [importance] of good health means." In Elf's case, that “something" was two major surgeries, the first for a kidney disorder in December '02, the second for prostate cancer in ...
Mark Elf: Glad to be Back
by C. Michael Bailey
New York City guitarist Mark Elf has been missing in action for the past year. Mr. Elf spent the majority of 2003 and 2004 recovering from not one but two life-threatening health conditions. Now, convalesced and back on his feet, he offers us an expression of gratitude in Glad to be Back. Always in the company ...
The Eternal Triangle
By Mark Elf
Label: Jen Bay Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Eternal Triangle
2. This Is All I Ask
3. So Samba
4. Hot House
5. Stablemates
6. Philly Twist
7. Prelude To A Kiss
8. Tea Cup
9. The Elf
10. Why Do I Love You?
New York Cats
By Mark Elf
Label: Jen Bay Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Brownie Speaks
2. Blues in the Night
3. From This Moment On
4. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
5. No More Blues (Chega de Saudade)
6. Conflict
7. Stompin' at the Savoy
8. Heartfelt
9. Walker's Walk
10. Pemble's Tremble
11. Oh Lady Be Good
12. Blues for Jenny
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