Song:Lover Man
Album:Intuition
Most fans think of Miles Davis' Birth Of The Cool when talking about the "cool" jazz of the late 40s. But pianist Lennie Tristano is the now forgotten other major innovator of "cool" jazz and sax players Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh were his primary disciples. I've featured Konitz before. This particular CD is unusual but recommended to jazz fans. Tenor sax player Warne Marsh was born Oct. 26, 1927 in Los Angeles. He played with Hoagy Carmichael and then Buddy Rich until he joined Tristano's band in 1949. Intuition consists of two different 1949 sessions. Lover Man is from a Marsh recording with Ted Brown on tenor sax, Ronnie Ball on piano, George Tucker on bass and Jeff Morton on drums. The CD also has legendary music Tristano recorded with Marsh, Konitz and others. The CD is recommended mostly for those tracks. I don't know why Capitol released them this way. The Marsh tracks are very good but not essential. Marsh always remained loyal to Tristano and reunited with him over the years. He took up teaching and was also a member of the popular 70s Charlie Parker tribute band Supersax. Warne Marsh died onstage while playing at Donte's in Los Angeles on Dec. 17, 1987 at age 60. His laid back style is considered very influential in retrospect. Here's Warne Marsh performing with Lee Konitz, Billy Taylor, Don Elliott, Ed Safranski, Mundell Lowe & Ed Thigpen on the 1958 TV show The Subject Is Jazz.
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