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Marty Morell

Born: February 15, 1944

Marty Morell (drums, percussion, vibes, piano, producer) was a member of the Bill Evans Trio for seven years. A highly inventive player, capable of both great subtlety and fiery dynamics. Morell attended the Manhattan School of Music and studied mallets with Morris Goldberg, and tympani with Saul Goodman at the Julliard School of Music. Prior to joining Bill Evans, Morell worked and/or recorded with the Al Cohn-Zoot Sims Quintet, Henry “Red” Allen , Gary McFarland, Steve Kuhn and Gabor Szabo. He recorded prolifically and toured the world with pianist Bill Evans and bassist Eddie Gomez from late 1968 through 1974

Bill Evans: Tales: Live in Copenhagen (1964)

by Mike Jurkovic
November 20, 2023

Maybe it is and maybe it isn't as historical in scope as some of the previous ten archival Bill Evans releases from that master of jazz discovery, Zev Feldman, and Evans' estate, but Tales: Live in Copenhagen (1964) is sure fire proof you got nothing but the best on any given night at any given gig ...

Bill Evans / Chet Baker / Sonny Stitt: Cold Case Investigations Strike Gold

by Chris May
April 11, 2023

Jazz detective Zev Feldman and Elemental Records have notched up more cold-case discoveries with albums by Bill Evans, Chet Baker and Sonny Stitt. The discs are scheduled for release in late April 2023, round about Record Store Day. None of the material has previously been available. All three albums are more than good and the Evans ...

Blues and Cubes

Label: Flying Horse Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Blue Lamp; Dora Maar; Les Demoiselles d’Avignon; Blue Steel; Segment; View of Heaven; Promenade aux Champs-Elysees; Promenade in Blue; Picasso’s Blue Lobster; The Iberian.

Morning Glory

By Bill Evans

Label: Resonance Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Re: Person I Knew; Emily; Who Can I Turn To?; The Two Lonely People; What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life; My Romance; Mornin' Glory; Up With The Lark; T.T.T.(Twelve Tone Tune); Esta Tarde Vi Llover; Beautiful Love; Waltz For Debby; My Foolish Heart.

The Jazz Professors: Blues and Cubes

by Jack Bowers
July 31, 2022

Yes, the Florida-based Jazz Professors, as befits the name, are smart—but don't let that throw you. They also swing in the best jazz tradition, even though their fourth album, Blues and Cubes, was inspired by the art of Pablo Picasso. Unlike Picasso's works, however, there is scant abstraction here; the Professors embody far more bop than ...

Record Store Day April 2022 Jazz Releases

by Kyle Simpler
April 19, 2022

April 23, 2022 marks the fifteenth anniversary of Record Store Day. Over the years, RSD has grown from a small once-a-year experience to multiple events depending on the year. Each RSD drop features limited-edition vinyl releases, which are popular among collectors. More importantly, though, RSD draws attention to independent record stores, many of whom have flourished ...

Two Bill Evans Record Store Day Releases

by Mark Corroto
April 16, 2022

Morning Glory: The 1973 Concert At The Teatro Gran Rex, Buenos Aires and Inner Spirit: The 1979 Concert at the Teatro General San Martín, Buenos Aires (Resonance Records), never officially released before, were both recorded in Buenos Aires, six years apart. Bill Evans, who many a critic would claim to be the most significant pianist of ...

Bill Evans in Buenos Aires: Two From Resonance

by Troy Dostert
April 15, 2022

Few pianists in jazz have been recorded as copiously as Bill Evans, with a discography that grows seemingly by the year, and with no signs of stopping. At least that's the impression one gets thanks in large part to Resonance Records, which has now released seven Evans albums since 2012's Live at Art D'Lugoff's Top of ...

Joe Henderson, Bill Evans, Jim Hall: Buried Treasure from Germany's MPS Label

by Chris May
February 9, 2022

Between its founding in 1968 and sale in 1983, the original incarnation of the recently revived German label MPS—the initials stand for Musik Produktion Schwarzwald (Music Production Black Forest)—notched up around five hundred releases. Some were recorded in the US by American musicians, many more were recorded in Europe and featured bands made up of European ...