Moving Fourth by Lenny Marcus Trio and Friends
JAZZTIMES Magazine described the Lenny Marcus Trio’s music as “infectious”- and you will certainly catch the jazz bug with this music! The album includes Lenny’s tune “Mocha”, a fast latin romp in 7/4 time, then a moving “Ode To McCoy” paying homage to the great pianist McCoy Tyner along with a brilliant new composition called “Seven Heavens,” also in the odd 7 meter. The trio of Lenny Marcus on piano, Rick Eckberg on bass and Larry Scott on drums, is bolstered by Afro-Cuban percussionist Vladimir Espinosa and a riveting horn section with Tom Artwick on sax and flute, Ken Hitchcock on tenor, and Chris Magee playing trumpet and flugelhorn. The group takes us through an eclectic mix of original tunes, Beethoven-flavored themes, and jazz standards. From exciting high energy tracks, to playful, to highly emotional and melodic, to bluesy and funky grooves, this music swings!
Tracklist
| 1. | Seven Heavens | 6:00 |
| 2. | The In Crowd | 5:05 |
| 3. | Ode to McCoy | 5:12 |
| 4. | Moving Fourth | 4:29 |
| 5. | Notice Moments | 3:58 |
| 6. | A New Life | 4:08 |
| 7. | Cool Rondo | 4:39 |
| 8. | Mocha | 3:27 |
| 9. | Beethoven's Blues | 4:24 |
| 10. | Memories of Today | 3:34 |
| 11. | Solar | 4:00 |
| 12. | Pathos Dance | 5:32 |
| 13. | What A Wonderful World | 2:54 |
Credits
Produced by Lenny Marcus and Rick Eckberg
Executive Producer: Lenny Marcus
Art Direction and Design: Billy Chase
Cover Photo: Jeff Hofmann, jeffhofmannphotography.com
Engineered, Mixed and Mastered by Harold Thompson
Recorded at Blackwater Recording, Inc.,
Wirtz, VA., 540.721.1413, www.bwrecording.com
Personnel:
Lenny Marcus, Kawai acoustic grand piano
Rick Eckberg, upright bass; electric bass
Larry Scott, drums
Vladimir Espinosa, congas; percussion
Tom Artwick, saxophone; flute
Ken Hitchcock, saxophone on Seven Heavens
Chris Magee, trumpet; flugel horn
License
All rights reserved.
Lenny Marcus hails from Wash, DC, but he worked for many years in New Orleans, studying and performing with legends such as Ray Bryant, Ellis Marsalis, Alvin Batiste, and recording with David “Fathead” Newman, Charlie Byrd, Frank Foster, Sonny Fortune, Brian Lynch, Jane Powell and others. His band is a well schooled jazz group. “Their jazz is infectious!,” says Jazz Times magazine.