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Marc Jordan: Waiting for the Sun to Rise
ByWhile calling something "roots music" is usually a mark of a reviewer's fecklessness, Waiting for the Sun to Rise does have something of that feel about it. For a recording which features some lovely work by Randy Brecker, this is plainly a misnomer. It is difficult to label a track such as "Coltrane Plays the Blues," other than funky and a bit mysterious. "Rio Grande" is a similarly enigmatic, but nevertheless attractive lyric, which somehow evokes what the post postwar USA has become. Presumably, this is the glum message behind "Everybody Wants to Rule The World," but to what purpose? "I can't stand this indecision, married to this lack of vision" is, alas, an apt line. If the point is somehow lost, is this some metaphorical end of the line which "Cradle to the Grave" makes it very difficult to miss?
With lyrics which are not precisely upbeat, it may seem surprising to call something emollient, if not hopeful. The music is lyrical, hushed, plaintive at times. The experience is worthwhile, even if "edified" is not precisely the appropriate word to describe the entire program from start to finish. Emotional release, which Jordan's lyrics offer in full measure, can do just that.
Track Listing
The Last Buffalo; Best Day of My Life; Coltrane Plays the Blues; Waiting for the Sun to Rise; Frontier; Rio Grande; Everybody Wants to Rule the World; Tell Me Where It Hurts; The Moon's a Harsh Mistress; Bad Time to Say Goodbye; The Downtown Lights; Cradle to the Grave.
Personnel
Marc Jordan
guitar and vocalsScott Alexander
bassMarc Kelso
drumsPaul Leim
drumsKevan McKenzie
drumsDoug Yowell
drumsBruce Gaitsch
guitarRolly Platt
harmonicaLou Pomanti
pianoJohn Johnson
saxophonePrague Smecky Orchestra
band / ensemble / orchestraWilliam Carn
tromboneRandy Brecker
trumpetTony Carlucci
vocalsEzra Jordan
vocalsAlbum information
Title: Waiting for the Sun to Rise | Year Released: 2023 | Record Label: Cafe Records
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About Marc Jordan
Instrument: Guitar and vocals
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