Involution (album) explained

Involution is an album by multi-instrumentalist Michael Marcus, with the Jaki Byard trio.

Background

This was Marcus's third album for Justin Time Records.^[1]

Recording and music

The album was recorded in 1998.^[2] The tracks are a mix of Marcus originals and standards that are played relatively infrequently.^[3] Marcus plays a variety of saxophones: the stritch (a form of soprano), saxello (a straight alto), and a straight tenor.

Release

The album was released by Justin Time on March 30, 1998.^[4]

Reception

The AllMusic reviewer commented that this album was more conventional in style than many of Marcus's other recordings.

Track listing

1. "Israel" (John Carisi) – 5:46
2. "Quadrophonics" (Michael Marcus) – 7:43
3. "The Legend of Hale-Bopp" (Marcus) – 6:09
4. "Soultrane" (Tadd Dameron) – 7:47
5. "Man from Lovejoy" (Marcus) – 4:19
6. "Off Minor" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:55
7. "Sacred Law" (Marcus) – 4:33
8. "Dear Lord" (John Coltrane) – 4:40
9. "Surfer Girl" (Brian Wilson) – 2:30
10. "Involution" (Marcus) – 4:34

Personnel

• Michael Marcus – straight tenor sax, saxello, stritch
• Jaki Byard – piano
• Ralph Hamperian – bass
• Richard Allen – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.justin-time.com/en/profilArtist/257 "Michael Marcus"
2. Vantrikt, Ludwig (August 14, 2007) "Michael Marcus: Truth, Love and Soul". AllAboutJazz.
3. Loewy, Steve "Michael Marcus – Involution". AllMusic. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
4. https://justin-time.com/products/involution-2 "Involution"