Marcus, Todd / Trio +
Album: Trio +   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Marcus, Todd   Added:Dec 2019
Label:Stricker Street Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2020-01-29 Pull Date: 2020-05-13 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Mar 15 Mar 8 Mar 1 Feb 23 Feb 16 Feb 9 Feb 2
Airplays: 1 1 2 1 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Oct 03, 2022: Rebop
How Deep Is The Ocean
4. Mar 07, 2020: Music Casserole
Plummeting
2. Nov 06, 2021: Music Casserole
Plummeting
5. Feb 27, 2020: Old Fart At Play
Amy Pookie
3. Mar 10, 2020: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Something Suite - 4th Movement
6. Feb 25, 2020: Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
My Foolish Heart

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-12-29
Reviewed: 2019-12-29
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: On his latest disc bass clarinetist Marcus’ craft is as incisive and passionate as ever, but in a freer and less directly conceptual way. Trio+ is instead Marcus’ effort to pare down his writing and arranging—a chance for him to dig into contained and concise tunes and forms with a stellar small group. A few gust musicians sit in at different points.
If You Like: Eric Dolphy, Anthony Braxton, Ken Peplowski
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
Something Suite:
*1/ 1st Movement (3:43) – drums start> uptempo jam> bass clarinet solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
2/ 2nd Movement (1:27) – drums/bass clarinet start> midtempo jam> quick fade
3/ 3rd Movement (4:01) – clarinet starts> slow tempo jam> bass clarinet solo> bass solo> slow jam> fade
**4/ 4th Movement (4:51) – bass clarinet starts> rocking fast tempo jam> clarinet solo> bass clarinet solo> fast jam> drum solo> fast jam with drum fills> quick stop
*5/ Cantata (6:38) – bowed bass starts> slow tempo jam with clarinet> clarinet solo> bass solo> slow jam> clarinet solo> pause> slow jam> slow fade
6/ Amy Pookie (6:52) – horns start> uptempo off-kilter jam slows to slow tempo> pause> rocking uptempo jam> guest trumpet solo> bass clarinet solo> crescendo> pause> slow jam> swings uptempo> quick stop
*7/ My Foolish Heart (9:14) – cymbals start> slow tempo jam> trumpet solo> bass clarinet solo> bass solo> slow jam> slow fade
**8/ Neophilia (2:56) – bass clarinet starts slow, drums swing into fast tempo jam> pause> uptempo jam> quick stop
*9/ How Deep Is The Ocean (intro) – (2:12) – bowed bass/bass clarinet starts> slow tempo duet> fade
**10/ How Deep Is The Ocean (5:25) – bass/bass clarinet start> midtempo jam> bass clarinet solo> bass solo> midtmpo jam> crescendo end
***11/ Invitation (7:05) – full band starts> uptempo hesitating jam> bass clarinet solo> trumpet solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
**12/ Plummeting (6: 36) – bass clarinet starts slow> slow tempo jam> builds to uptempo> bass clarinet solo> fast tempo jam> bass clarinet jam> fast jam> trumpet solo> fast jam> crescendo end

Track Listing
1. Something Suite - 1st Movement   7. My Foolish Heart
2. Something Suite - 12nd Movement   8. Neophilia
3. Something Suite - 3rd Movement   9. How Deep Is The Ocean (Intro)
4. Something Suite - 4th Movement   10. How Deep Is The Ocean
5. Cantata   11. Invitation
6. Amy Pookie   12. Plummeting