Involution (album)

Involution
Studio album by Michael Marcus
Released	March 30, 1998
Recorded	1998
Genre	Jazz
Label	Justin Time

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

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.^[3]

Recording and music

The album was recorded in 1998.^[4] The tracks are a mix of Marcus originals and standards that are played relatively infrequently.^[1] Marcus plays a variety of saxophones: the stritch (a form of soprano), saxello (a straight alto), and a straight tenor.^[1]

Release

The album was released by Justin Time on March 30, 1998.^[5]

Reception

The AllMusic reviewer commented that this album was more conventional in style than many of Marcus's other recordings.^[1]

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

References

1. Loewy, Steve "Michael Marcus – Involution". AllMusic. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 941. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
3. "Michael Marcus". Justin Time Records. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
4. Vantrikt, Ludwig (August 14, 2007) "Michael Marcus: Truth, Love and Soul". AllAboutJazz.
5. "Involution". Justin Time Records. Retrieved September 15, 2024.