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1998 studio album by Michael Marcus
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Involution is an album by multi-instrumentalist Michael Marcus , with the Jaki Byard trio.
Background
This was Marcus's third album for Justin Time Records .[ 2]
Recording and music
The album was recorded in 1998.[ 3] The tracks are a mix of Marcus originals and standards that are played relatively infrequently.[ 1] Marcus plays a variety of saxophones: the stritch (a form of soprano), saxello (a straight alto), and a straight tenor.[ 1]
Release
The album was released by Justin Time on March 30, 1998.[ 4]
Reception
The AllMusic reviewer commented that this album was more conventional in style than many of Marcus's other recordings.[ 1]
Track listing
"Israel " (John Carisi ) – 5:46
"Quadrophonics" (Michael Marcus) – 7:43
"The Legend of Hale-Bopp" (Marcus) – 6:09
"Soultrane" (Tadd Dameron ) – 7:47
"Man from Lovejoy" (Marcus) – 4:19
"Off Minor" (Thelonious Monk ) – 4:55
"Sacred Law" (Marcus) – 4:33
"Dear Lord" (John Coltrane ) – 4:40
"Surfer Girl " (Brian Wilson ) – 2:30
"Involution" (Marcus) – 4:34
Personnel
Michael Marcus – straight tenor sax, saxello, stritch
Jaki Byard – piano
Ralph Hamperian – bass
Richard Allen – drums
References
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release, except in most cases where this was long delayed
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Groovin' High (Booker Ervin, 1963–64)
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Heavy!!! (Booker Ervin, 1966)
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Let's Face the Music and Dance (Maynard Ferguson, 1960)
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Here Comes the Whistleman (Roland Kirk, 1966)
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