| Yam Yam | ||||
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| Released | May 2, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | December 12, 1994, PRM Studio, New York, NY | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 71:29 | |||
| Label | Criss Cross | |||
| Producer | Gerry Teekens | |||
| Mark Turner chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
Yam Yam is an album by the Mark Turner Quintet released by Criss Cross Jazz in 1995. [3] It was Turner's debut recording as a leader. [4] It was re-issued as a double LP in 2022. [4]
All compositions by Mark Turner except as indicated.
Larry Grenadier is an American jazz double bassist.
Kurt Rosenwinkel is an American jazz guitarist, composer, bandleader, producer, educator, keyboardist and record label owner.
Mark Turner is an American jazz saxophonist.
The Next Step is Kurt Rosenwinkel's fourth album as a band leader. It is his second release on Verve, and regarded as a major step in his creative evolution. Rosenwinkel says of the album: "It represents the culmination of many life phases for me. Some of these phases started ten years ago and have finally found resolution in this record. It represents the next step in my music and in my life". The album debuts a number of compositions which would become staples of his live performances, and would also be re-recorded on his albums Deep Song and Star of Jupiter. The material was developed by the band during their frequent gigs at Smalls Jazz Club in New York City. Mitch Borden, the club's owner recalled that, "Kurt Rosenwinkel's band played with such dramatic fire, that it would consume everyone present". The album features several songs with alternate guitar tunings, and also showcases Kurt Rosenwinkel's piano playing on the title track.
Deep Song is Kurt Rosenwinkel's sixth album as a band leader. The album features a new band, composed of pianist Brad Mehldau, tenor saxophonist Joshua Redman, bassist Larry Grenadier, and drummers Ali Jackson and Jeff Ballard. While the all-star cast appearing on the record was seen as an attempt at commercial success, the players had all previously worked together and were part of the underground jazz scene in New York City during the 1990s. Among the tracks on Deep Song are two jazz standards, "If I Should Lose You" and "Deep Song". Of the eight original compositions on Deep Song, three were previously recorded and appeared on The Next Step and The Enemies of Energy.
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Fresh Sound, or Fresh Sound New Talent, is a jazz record label established in Barcelona, Spain, by Jordi Pujol. The label was initially founded as a reissue label.
Anything Goes is a contemporary jazz album by the Brad Mehldau trio. The title track is Cole Porter's "Anything Goes" arranged for the trio. The album, like many of Mehldau's other albums, contains several jazz arrangements of pop/rock songs, including "Still Crazy After All These Years" by Paul Simon, and "Everything in Its Right Place" by Radiohead.
Heartcore is Kurt Rosenwinkel's fifth album as a band leader. The album was fully produced by Rosenwinkel and Q-Tip of popular hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest. The album is a departure musically from Rosenwinkel's previous work, as he contributes keyboard, drums, and voice, at times creating soundscapes completely on his own in his personal studio. Says Rosenwinkel, "There is a place, musically, that’s above the categories. This record – it’s jazz. And it’s much more". While much of the album features varied instrumentation and personnel, a few tracks rely on a live performance aspect, reminding the listener of the connection to the jazz tradition. Rosenwinkel cites the influence of Arnold Schoenberg in the harmonic textural construction on Heartcore.
The Enemies of Energy a 2000 jazz album release by Kurt Rosenwinkel. Its release marked Rosenwinkel's third album as a band leader.
Jorge "Jordi" Rossy is a spanish jazz drummer, pianist and vibraphonist.
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Somethin's Burnin is an album by jazz guitarist Peter Bernstein that was released by Criss Cross Jazz in 1994.
Consenting Adults is an album by MTB, a quintet consisting of Brad Mehldau (piano), Mark Turner, Peter Bernstein (guitar), Larry Grenadier (bass), and Leon Parker (drums).
Vine is an album by jazz saxophonist Chris Cheek. It was released by Fresh Sound New Talent.
In This World is an album by saxophonist Mark Turner.
Ademuz is an album by jazz saxophonist and flautist Perico Sambeat.
Friendship is an album by jazz saxophonist Perico Sambeat.
Man of Many Colors is an album by saxophonist Walt Weiskopf.
