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Tenor Titans - Mark Turner Now

By Russell Perry | Jazz at 100
January 19, 2021
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Tenor player

Mark Turner

saxophone, tenor
b.1965

" data-original-title="" title="">Mark Turner is one of the few prominent players who identify tenor player

Warne Marsh

saxophone, tenor
1927 - 1987

" data-original-title="" title="">Warne Marsh as an influence. Marsh was a student of pianist/composer

" data-original-title="" title="">Lennie Tristano, whose compositional influence can also be heard in Turner's work. Over the past 25 years, Turner has released a relatively small set of discs as a leader, with the preponderance of his work represented by his extensive sideman activities and the work of Fly, his trio with bassist

Larry Grenadier

bass, acoustic
b.1966

" data-original-title="" title="">Larry Grenadier and drummer

Jeff Ballard

drums
b.1963

" data-original-title="" title="">Jeff Ballard, whose music was presented in an previous program in this series. This mix seems to be changing as German label ECM is providing Turner with more opportunities to present his work on his own releases. Recent music from Mark Turner in the next hour of Jazz at 100 Today!

Playlist

Host Intro 0:00
Billy Hart
drums
b.1940
" data-original-title="" title="">Billy Hart Quartet "Nigeria" from All Our Reasons (ECM) 3:11
Billy Hart Quartet "Lennie Groove" from All Our Reasons (ECM) 9:38
Host speaks 16:18
Stefano Bollani
piano
b.1972
" data-original-title="" title="">Stefano Bollani Quintet "Vale" from Joy In Spite of Everything (ECM) 19:21
Mark Turner -
Ethan Iverson
piano
b.1973
" data-original-title="" title="">Ethan Iverson "Dixie's Dilemma" from Temporary Kings (ECM) 31:40
Host speaks 37:32
Mark Turner Quartet "Lathe Of Heaven" from Lathe Of Heaven (ECM) 40:57
Tom Harrell
trumpet
b.1946
" data-original-title="" title="">Tom Harrell -Mark Turner duo "Duet" from Infinity (HighNote Records) 47:26
Tom Harrell Quintet "The Fast" from Infinity (HighNote Records) 49:04
Host Outro 55:39

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