Wycliffe Gordon & Martin Erickson • You And I

 

 

Biography by Rose of Sharon Witmer
Trombone player Wycliffe Gordon is best known for his work with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of jazz maestro, Wynton Marsalis. The versatile trombonist can scat, multi-note, slide, and plunge, just like he stepped out of the 1930s. Gordon has played with many jazz luminaries, including Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Henderson, Branford Marsalis,Lionel Hampton, Tommy Flanagan, and Shirley Horn. His musical colleagues call him "Pine Cone," since he grew up in the piney woods of Georgia.

It must have been this Ellington era quality that caught the ears of jazz educator Wynton Marsalis, who heard Gordon play while the trumpeter was giving a workshop at Gordon's alma mater, Florida A&M University. Their fortuitous meeting resulted in Gordon joining the Wynton Marsalis Septet, as well as the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, in 1989. As a member of the illustrious band, Gordon contributed as both musician and composer. Gordon, who like Charles Mingus says he hears music in his head all the time, has managed to write some of it down, and then hear it performed all over the world by the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. Whether they know it or not, National Public Radio fans are familiar with the musician's work: In 1993, Gordon composed the NPR theme song.

Gordon, an admirer of Louis Armstrong, J.J. Johnson, and Jack Teagarden, prefers the melodic approach to playing and composition. The listener can hear that on any of his outstanding recordings. His first outing was with fellow trombonist Ron Westray on their 1996 release, Bone Structure. More good things came with Slidin' Home, recorded in 1999. Joined by Victor Goines, Eric Reed, Rodney Whitaker, Herlin Riley, Milt Grayson, Joe Temperley, and Randy Sandke, Gordon really struts his stuff on this one, showing a wide range of influences from big band to gospel.

The Search, recorded in 2000, ranges as far and wide as the title suggests, and includes Gordon holding forth on the didgeridoo. Gordon, whose father was the pianist at the church the trumpeter grew up in, devotes himself to his gospel roots on The Gospel Truth, (2000). What You Dealin' With, (2001), continues in a jazz vein with original compositions and jazz standards. Gordon's 2002 release We may be his best yet, as the trombonist collaborates with pianist Eric Reed on jazz and gospel tunes.

Besides performing and educating at his own music school in his hometown of Augusta, GA, Gordon has another important project: writing the score for the Oscar Micheaux 1925 silent film, Body and Soul. Paul Robeson starred in the movie about race, religion, and small town life in the South. Gordon drew upon his own Southern upbringing to produce music from the church, the bars, and the home, to be performed by the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. Gordon has begun to evidence an interest in vocalizing, something which he says he plans to do increasingly. The results are sure to be top drawer, as the exuberant Wycliffe Gordon throws himself into things, body and soul.
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Biography
Marty was principal/solo tubist with the United States Navy Band in Washington, D.C., where he served for twenty-six years. He is currently the principal tubist with the Fox Valley Symphony and principal Eb Tubist with the Brass Band of Battle Creek. He is
a founding member of Millennium Brass Quintet and
the Tuba-Percussion duo Balance with percussionist Alison Shaw.
Mr. Erickson is in his 13th year as Instructor of Tuba, Euphonium and Chamber music at the Conservatory of Music at Lawrence University and performs with the Lawrence Brass faculty brass quintet. Mr. Erickson has performed as a soloist/clinician throughout Western Europe, China, Japan, Scandinavia, the United Kingdom,
South America, Bermuda, Cuba and in 48 of the 50 United States. He has performed with the Chicago Symphony, the Boston Pops Orchestra, the National Symphony and Annapolis Chamber Orchestras (with performances at Carnegie Hall and the J.F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts), the Baltimore Opera
Orchestra, the Maryland Symphony, the Washington Masterworks Orchestra, and the Smithsonian Masterworks Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Gunther Schuller. He has also performed as soloist/clinician for the U.S. Army Band (TUSAB) and the U.S. Army Field Band in Washington D.C., the TRADOC Army Band at Fort

Monroe, Va., the 4th Infantry Army Band at Fort Carson Colorado, and the Army Garrison bands of Oulu and Helsinki, Finland. He has been a featured jazz and classical performer at six International Tuba-Euphonium Conventions, most recently ITEC 2012 at the Brucknerhaus in Linz, Austria and at the 2014 Convention at Indiana University. On March 26, 2013 Marty presented a solo tuba recital in the famed Carnegie Weill Hall in New York City. In May 2013, Marty will make his seventh consecutive appearance as the guest jazz performer and professor at the Deutsches Tuba Forum International Conference in Hammelburg, Germany. Marty has released three solo jazz CDs; “My Very Good Friend” with pianist John Sheridan; “Smile” with Marvin Stamm and Frank Mantooth; and most recently “You and I” with trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and an all-star rhythm section. He has performed on over fifty recordings of orchestra, concert band, brass band, jazz, folk, and children's music. His most recent recordings include performances with the
Millennium Brass Quintet, the Brass Band of Battle Creek, and the
New Columbian Brass Band onthe Dorian label, as well as Grammy-nominated recordings with the Symphonia Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble. He is currently the Vice-President/President Elect of the International Tuba and Euphonium Association (ITEA), the first President elected to serve two terms. He is a founding member of the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival (LFIETF), and has served 29 consecutive years as the Adjudication Chairman.

Marty is a clinician/design consultant for the Willson tubas distributed by the Getzen Company in the US, and performs on the Willson 3400S Eb Tuba, the 3100S BBb Tubas and the Erickson Signature mouthpieces he helped to design.
https://www.willson.ch/en/artist/marty-erickson

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Biografía de Rose de Sharon Witmer
El trombonista Wycliffe Gordon es más conocido por su trabajo con la Orquesta de Jazz del Lincoln Center, bajo la dirección del maestro de jazz, Wynton Marsalis. El versátil trombonista puede hacer scat, multi-notas, deslizarse y zambullirse, tal como lo hizo en los años 30. Gordon ha tocado con muchas luminarias del jazz, como Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Henderson, Branford Marsalis, Lionel Hampton, Tommy Flanagan y Shirley Horn. Sus colegas musicales lo llaman "Pine Cone", ya que creció en los bosques de pinos de Georgia.

Debe haber sido esta cualidad de la época de Ellington la que llamó la atención del educador de jazz Wynton Marsalis, que escuchó a Gordon tocar mientras el trompetista impartía un taller en el alma mater de Gordon, en la Universidad A&M de Florida. Su encuentro fortuito dio lugar a que Gordon se uniera al Septeto Wynton Marsalis, así como a la Orquesta de Jazz del Lincoln Center, en 1989. Como miembro de la ilustre banda, Gordon contribuyó como músico y compositor. Gordon, que al igual que Charles Mingus dice que escucha música en su cabeza todo el tiempo, ha logrado escribir algo de ella, y luego escucharla interpretada en todo el mundo por la Orquesta de Jazz del Lincoln Center. Lo sepan o no, los fanáticos de la Radio Pública Nacional están familiarizados con el trabajo del músico: En 1993, Gordon compuso el tema de la NPR.

Gordon, un admirador de Louis Armstrong, J.J. Johnson y Jack Teagarden, prefiere el enfoque melódico a la interpretación y la composición. El oyente puede escuchar eso en cualquiera de sus grabaciones destacadas. Su primera salida fue con su colega trombonista Ron Westray en su lanzamiento de 1996, Bone Structure. Más cosas buenas vinieron con Slidin' Home, grabado en 1999. Junto a Victor Goines, Eric Reed, Rodney Whitaker, Herlin Riley, Milt Grayson, Joe Temperley, y Randy Sandke, Gordon realmente se pavonea en esta, mostrando un amplio rango de influencias desde la big band hasta el gospel.

La Búsqueda, grabada en el año 2000, se extiende tan lejos como el título sugiere, e incluye a Gordon sosteniendo el didgeridoo. Gordon, cuyo padre era el pianista de la iglesia en la que creció el trompetista, se dedica a sus raíces evangélicas en The Gospel Truth, (2000). What You Dealin' With, (2001), continúa en una línea de jazz con composiciones originales y estándares de jazz. El lanzamiento de Gordon en 2002, We may be his best yet, ya que el trombonista colabora con el pianista Eric Reed en temas de jazz y gospel.

Además de actuar y educar en su propia escuela de música en su ciudad natal de Augusta, GA, Gordon tiene otro proyecto importante: escribir la partitura para la película muda de 1925 de Oscar Micheaux, Body and Soul. Paul Robeson protagonizó la película sobre la raza, la religión y la vida en un pequeño pueblo del sur. Gordon se basó en su propia educación sureña para producir música de la iglesia, los bares y el hogar, para ser interpretada por la Orquesta de Jazz del Lincoln Center. Gordon ha comenzado a evidenciar un interés en la vocalización, algo que dice que planea hacer cada vez más. Los resultados serán sin duda de primer orden, ya que el exuberante Wycliffe Gordon se lanza a las cosas, en cuerpo y alma.
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Biografía
Marty fue tubista principal/solista de la United States Navy Band en Washington, D.C., donde trabajó durante veintiséis años. Actualmente es tubista principal de la Fox Valley Symphony y tubista principal de la Brass Band of Battle Creek. Es
miembro fundador de Millennium Brass Quintet y del dúo
el dúo de tuba y percusión Balance con la percusionista Alison Shaw.
El Sr. Erickson lleva 13 años como profesor de tuba, bombardino y música de cámara en el Conservatorio de Música de la Universidad Lawrence y actúa con el quinteto de metales de la facultad Lawrence Brass. El Sr. Erickson ha actuado como solista/clínico en toda Europa Occidental, China, Japón, Escandinavia, Reino Unido,
Sudamérica, Bermudas, Cuba y en 48 de los 50 Estados Unidos. Ha actuado con la Chicago Symphony, la Boston Pops Orchestra, la National Symphony y la Annapolis Chamber Orchestras (con actuaciones en el Carnegie Hall y el J.F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts), la Baltimore Opera
de Baltimore, la Sinfónica de Maryland, la Washington Masterworks Orchestra y la Smithsonian Masterworks Jazz Orchestra bajo la dirección de Gunther Schuller. También ha actuado como solista/clinista para la U.S. Army Band (TUSAB) y la U.S. Army Field Band en Washington D.C., la TRADOC Army Band en Fort
Monroe, Virginia, la 4ª Banda de Infantería del Ejército en Fort Carson, Colorado, y las bandas de las guarniciones del Ejército de Oulu y Helsinki, Finlandia. Ha sido intérprete destacado de jazz y clásica en seis Convenciones Internacionales de Tuba-Eufonio, la más reciente ITEC 2012 en la Brucknerhaus en Linz, Austria y en la Convención 2014 en la Universidad de Indiana. El 26 de marzo de 2013 Marty presentó un recital como solista de tuba en el afamado Carnegie Weill Hall de Nueva York. En mayo de 2013, Marty hará su séptima aparición consecutiva como intérprete de jazz invitado y profesor en la Conferencia Internacional Deutsches Tuba Forum en Hammelburg, Alemania. Marty ha publicado tres CD de jazz en solitario; "My Very Good Friend" con el pianista John Sheridan; "Smile" con Marvin Stamm y Frank Mantooth; y más recientemente "You and I" con el trombonista Wycliffe Gordon y una sección rítmica de estrellas. Ha participado en más de cincuenta grabaciones de orquesta, banda de concierto, banda de música, jazz, folk y música infantil. Sus grabaciones más recientes incluyen actuaciones con el
Millennium Brass Quintet, la Brass Band of Battle Creek y la
New Columbian Brass Band en el sello Dorian, así como grabaciones nominadas a los Grammy con el Symphonia Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble. Actualmente es Vicepresidente/Presidente electo de la International Tuba and Euphonium Association (ITEA), el primer Presidente elegido para dos mandatos. Es miembro fundador del Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival (LFIETF), del que ha sido Presidente durante 29 años consecutivos.
 
Marty es clínico y asesor de diseño de las tubas Willson distribuidas por Getzen Company en EE.UU., y toca con la tuba Willson 3400S Mib, la 3100S BBb y las boquillas Erickson Signature que ayudó a diseñar.
https://www.willson.ch/en/artist/marty-erickson

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Tracks:
1  Back Home Again In Indiana 4:27
2  Undecided 5:38
3  My Romance 6:50
4  You And I 5:27
5  Multiphonic Intro 1:56
6  Baloozievocalizescatoozietune Toon 7:15
7  Serpent's Tooth 5:47
8  All Alone Blues 4:29
9  I'm Going To Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter 4:15
10  In My Solitude 3:33
11  I Found A New Baby 3:48
12  Bebop Da Boogaloo 7:34


Credits:
Line-up/Musicians
Bass – Mark Urness
Drums, Cajón – Dane Richeson
Piano – Ronald Newman, Wycliffe Gordon (tracks: 8)
Trombone, Vocals – Wycliffe Gordon
Tuba – Marty Erickson
About this release
Bluesback Records ‎– BB005 (US)

Note:
Recorded Nov. 10 & 11 2006 at Lawrence University Recording Studio

Label:    Bluesback Records – BB005
Country:    US
Released:    2008
Genre:    Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/7543615-Wycliffe-Gordon-Marty-Erickson-You-And-I

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