THE 1950S COLLECTION (4CD)
by WARNE MARSH
Compact Disc - 4 CD Box Set
EN4CD9196
Label: ENLIGHTENMENT SERIES
Born in Los Angele in 1927, American tenor saxophonist Warne Marsh’s playing first came to prominence in the 1950s as a protégé of pianist Lennie Tristano; he earned major attention in the 1970s as a member of Supersax. • Though he remains something of a cult figure among jazz fans and musicians, his influence has grown since his death; younger players such as Mark Turner have borrowed from his music as a way of counterbalancing the pervasive influence of John Coltrane. Marsh's discography remains somewhat scattered and elusive, as much of it was done for small labels, but more and more of his work has been issued on compact disc in recent years. • This collection brings together Warne Marsh’s work as leader or co-leader during the decade when his star shone brightest. Featuring eight original albums all here re-mastered and presented on 4CDs, the set illustrates what a fascinating but and gifted player Marsh was, despite never receiving the plaudits often placed on his less-talented contemporaries. A perfect starting point for beginners to this great musician’s music and a welcome reminder for these somewhat more accustomed, this collection provides the ultimate compilation of Warne Marsh’s finest work.
DISC ONE
1 Topsy 5:30 2 There Will Never Be Another You 4:49 3 I Can’t Get Started 3:59 4 Donna Lee 6:18
5 Two Not One 5:36 6 Don’t Squawk 6:08 7 Ronnie’s Line 3:10 8 Background Music 5:45 9 Smog Eyes 3:35
10 Ear Conditioning 5:15 11 Lover Man 4:30 12 Quintessence 4:16 13 Jazz of Two Cities 4:34
14 Dixie’s Dilemma 4:22 15 Tchaikovsky’s Opus #42, Mt. 3 4:01 16 I Never Knew 5:04
DISC TWO
1 I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me 5:37 2 All The Things You Are 6:36 3 What’s New 4:08
4 Tickle Toe 4:54 5 Avalon 3:54 6 Warnin’ 6:10 7 Stomping At The Savoy 5:50 8 Daahoud 4:57
9 Angel Eyes 6:10 10 I Love You 8:34 11 Body And Soul 8:26 12 It’s You Or No One 5:02
13 All The Things You Are 7:23 14 The Nearness Of You 2:15
DISC THREE
1 You Are Too Beautiful 5:30 2 Autumn In New York 4:58 3 Playa Del Rey 5:00 2 Ad Libido 4:25
5 Everything Happens To Me 6:42 6 It’s All Right With Me 4:16 7 Too Close For Comfort 3:48
8 Yardbird Suite 5:00 9 It’s All Right With Me 8:15 10 My Melancholy Baby 7:55 11 Just Squeeze Me 6:38
12 Excerpt 3:33
DISC FOUR
1 Strike Up The Band 2:34 2 It’s You Or No One 2:14 3 Subconscious-Lee 1:40
4 You Stepped Out Of A Dream 1:54 5 Scrapple From The Apple 2:24 6 I’ll Remember April 1:35
7 Back Home In Indiana 1:57 8 Lunar Elevation 2:30 9 A Song For You 2:08
10 How About You 1:57 11 Scrapple From The Apple 2:03 12 Blues 2:24
13 I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me 2:27 14 It’s You Or No One 1:14 15 Indian Summer 1:59
16 It’s You Or No One 1:41 17 You Stepped Out Of A Dream 2:08 18 April, I’ll Remember 2:32
19 Indiana 2:42 20 Half Nelson 2:45 21 Sweet Georgia Brown 2:05 22 Out Of Nowhere 2:52
23 Fishin’ Around 1:57 24 Tangerine 2:20 25 Lennie’s Pennies 2:15 26 Yardbird Suite 1:49
27 Will You Still Be Mine 1:59 28 What Is This Thing Called Love 2:11 29 Out Of Nowhere 1:58
30 You Stepped Out Of A Dream 2:49 31 All Of Me 1:55 32 Yardbird Suite 1:58
33 Lennie’s Pennies 2:01 34 Pennies In Minor 2:06