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Mark Masters Ensemble: Sui Generis

By Angelo Leonardi
April 11, 2025
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Dopo aver creato nell'ultimo album nuovi arrangiamenti per i classici ellingtoniani dei primi anni quaranta (Masters & Baron Meet Blanton & Webster, Capri Records), il notevole orchestratore californiano riduce l'organico e presenta un repertorio tutto suo. Dalla precedente incisione resta solo il trombettista

Tim Hagans

trumpet
b.1954

" data-original-title="" title="">Tim Hagans che ha il ruolo di principale solista.

Il titolo del disco usa un'espressione latina ancora in uso nella lingua italiana, che Masters riferisce ad Hagans, sottolineando quell'unicit�� artistica che apprezza da cinquant'anni, quando il trombettista suonava nell'orchestra di

Stan Kenton

piano
1911 - 1979

" data-original-title="" title="">Stan Kenton.

La musica �� stilisticamente meno avanzata di altri suoi lavori (pensiamo soprattutto a Our M��tier del 2018, dove con Hagans c'erano

Andrew Cyrille

drums
b.1939

" data-original-title="" title="">Andrew Cyrille,

Oliver Lake

saxophone
b.1942

" data-original-title="" title="">Oliver Lake,

Gary Foster

woodwinds
b.1936

" data-original-title="" title="">Gary Foster e altri) ma il suo mainstream orchestrale evidenzia un gusto aristocratico per timbriche radiose e per impasti sottilmente dissonanti, che ricordano i giorni del West Coast Jazz. Esempi evidenti sono "Pebbles," "Doyle Hud's Two Step," "Deep Pools," "Waxing and Waning" e "Velocity" mentre la ricerca di forme libere �� confinata al duo tromba/batteria di "Interlude."

La tromba di Hagans spicca in ogni brano con la tecnica scintillante e il fantasioso eloquio ma anche gli altri componenti dell'ensemble hanno modo di emergere: il batterista

Kendall Kay

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Kendall Kay nel ruolo di accompagnatore e di solista,

Jerry Pinter

saxophone, tenor

" data-original-title="" title="">Jerry Pinter al sax tenore e soprano,

Jeff Colella

piano

" data-original-title="" title="">Jeff Colella al pianoforte,

Nicole McCabe

saxophone, alto

" data-original-title="" title="">Nicole McCabe al sax contralto.

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Track Listing

Doyle Hud's Two Step; The Stoic; Deep Pools; Velocity; Interlude; Waxing and Waning; Peebles; Meet Me at Sal & Angie's; The Hammer.

Personnel

Mark Masters Ensemble

band / ensemble / orchestra

Tim Hagans

trumpet

Nicole McCabe

saxophone, alto

Jerry Pinter

saxophone, tenor

Dave Woodley

trombone

John Dickson

french horn

Jeff Colella

piano

Chris Colanglo

bass

Kendall Kay

drums

Album information

Title: Sui Generis | Year Released: 2024 | Record Label: Capri Records

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