Involution (album)


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.

Recording and music

The album was recorded in 1998. The tracks are a mix of Marcus originals and standards that are played relatively infrequently. Marcus plays a variety of saxophones: the stritch, saxello, and a straight tenor.

Release

The album was released by Justin Time on March 30, 1998.

Reception

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

Track listing

  1. "Israel" – 5:46
  2. "Quadrophonics" – 7:43
  3. "The Legend of Hale-Bopp" – 6:09
  4. "Soultrane" – 7:47
  5. "Man from Lovejoy" – 4:19
  6. "Off Minor" – 4:55
  7. "Sacred Law" – 4:33
  8. "Dear Lord" – 4:40
  9. "Surfer Girl" – 2:30
  10. "Involution" – 4:34

Personnel

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