Back Home (Warne Marsh album) explained

Back Home, is an album by saxophonist Warne Marsh, recorded in 1986 and released on the Dutch Criss Cross Jazz label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The AllMusic review states that "the tenor master and Tristano disciple works through a set of tunes that, in true Tristano fashion, are built entirely upon the harmonic foundations of popular standards... Marsh's peculiar linear logic and behind-the-beat phrasing are the aural equivalent of well-aged scotch, and his rapport with Barry Harris represents a felicitous union of straight bebop and one of its most enigmatic tributaries, the Tristano school".

Track listing

All compositions by Warne Marsh except where noted

1. "Leave Me" (Lennie Tristano) – 5:16
2. "See Me Now, If You Could" – 5:41
3. "Two Not One" (Tristano) – 5:08
4. "Big Leaps for Lester" – 4:57
5. "Back Home" (Tristano) – 8:04
6. "Heads Up" – 5:31
7. "Good Bait" (Tadd Dameron, Count Basie) – 8:11
8. "Rhythmically Speaking" – 4:31
9. "Joy Spring" (Clifford Brown) – 7:26
10. "Big Leaps for Lester" [alternate take] – 4:43 Bonus track on CD reissue
11. "Good Bait" [alternate take] (Dameron, Basie) – 6:34 Bonus track on CD reissue
12. "Back Home" [alternate take] (Tristano) – 4:48 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Warne Marsh, Jimmy Halperin (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 12) – tenor saxophone
• Barry Harris – piano
• David Williams – bass
• Albert Heath – drums

Notes and References

1. https://www.crisscrossjazz.com/album/1023.html Criss Cross Jazz Records discography
2. Godwin, M. Discography of Warne Marion Marsh accessed May 16, 2017