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Marcus Roberts' debut as a leader is a strong all-around effort featuring the 24-year-old pianist with an all-star group consisting of trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, bassist Reginald Veal, drummer Elvin Jones and either Charlie Rouse (in his last studio session) or Todd Williams on tenor.
Roberts (who takes "Blue Monk" as an unaccompanied solo) already shows some individuality, along with the influence of James P.
Johnson, Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk.
The music is essentially advanced hard bop, with five Roberts originals (including "The Truth Is Spoken Here" and "Nothin' But the Blues"), two Ellington tunes and "Blue Monk" being performed in spirited fashion.
Recommended.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The ArrivalMarcus Roberts | Marcus Roberts | Play | 09:28 | 21 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Blue MonkThelonious Monk | Marcus Roberts | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | MaurellaMarcus Roberts | Marcus Roberts | Play | 06:56 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Single Petal of a RoseDuke Ellington | Marcus Roberts | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Country by ChoiceMarcus Roberts | Marcus Roberts | Play | 08:03 | 18 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | The Truth Is Spoken HereMarcus Roberts | Marcus Roberts | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | In a Mellow ToneDuke Ellington, Milt Gabler | Marcus Roberts | Play | 07:16 | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Nothing But the Blues | Marcus Roberts | Play | 08:06 | 18 MB | 0 MB |
| 53 mins | 121 MB | |||||
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Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pietro Alfieri | Art Direction, Design |
| 2 | Brian Davis | Photography |
| 3 | Duke Ellington | Composer |
| 4 | Milt Gabler | Composer |
| 5 | Elvin Jones | Drums |
| 6 | Ria Lewerke | Art Direction, Design |
| 7 | Delfeayo Marsalis | Liner Notes, Producer |
| 8 | Wynton Marsalis | Trumpet |
| 9 | Thelonious Monk | Composer |
| 10 | Jay Newland | Assistant Engineer |
| 11 | Marcus Roberts | Composer, Piano, Primary Artist |
| 12 | Charlie Rouse | Sax (Tenor) |
| 13 | Patrick Smith | Engineer, Mixing |
| 14 | Reginald Veal | Bass |
| 15 | Todd Williams | Sax (Tenor) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |