Sal Mosca-Warne Marsh Quartet • Volume 1

 

Review by David Dupont
This is the first volume of two of a 1981 quartet featuring two of Lennie Tristano's most steadfast students, Warne Marsh and Sal Mosca. The recording has many of the marks of the Tristano school, and the whole project has a do it yourself ethos. Mosca recorded the date and released it on the tiny Zinnia Records, a label devoted to documenting musicians inspired by Tristano. The sound has a slightly boxy, live quality, though the audio is very listenable. (Unlike many Tristano live sessions issued on Jazz Records.) Also, taking a page from the late pianist and teacher, Mosca includes solos by Marsh and himself excerpted from longer performances. So "Digi-Doll" picks up during the applause for the piano solo, includes Marsh blowing over the chords of Lester Young's "Tickle Toe," and ends with applause for his solo. Seven of the tracks here are extracts, five featuring the tenor saxophonist. Familiar chord sequences abound -- "Mickey Lynn" is "She's Funny That Way," and "Silver Man" is "All the Things You Are." Over these Marsh blows long, lyrical lines that have a swing-based drive and that never fail to find the most savory notes in the harmony. This is especially true on a "Shak'in-Out." Mosca can be an aggressive accompanist, and his solos demonstrate his strong two-handed technique and a taste for driving lines dull of displaced accents punctuated with dissonant jabs. Together Mosca and Marsh make a riveting team, and this live session catches their interaction at its most intense.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/sal-mosca-warne-marsh-quartet-vol-1-mw0000030284

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Reseña de David Dupont
Este es el primer volumen de dos de un cuarteto de 1981 que presenta a dos de los alumnos más firmes de Lennie Tristano, Warne Marsh y Sal Mosca. La grabación tiene muchas de las marcas de la escuela Tristano, y todo el proyecto tiene un ethos do it yourself. Mosca grabó la fecha y la publicó en el pequeño sello Zinnia Records, dedicado a documentar a músicos inspirados por Tristano. El sonido tiene una calidad ligeramente cuadrada, de directo, aunque el audio se escucha muy bien. (A diferencia de muchas sesiones en directo de Tristano publicadas en Jazz Records.) Además, siguiendo el ejemplo del fallecido pianista y profesor, Mosca incluye solos de Marsh y de él mismo extraídos de interpretaciones más largas. Así, "Digi-Doll" arranca durante los aplausos por el solo de piano, incluye a Marsh soplando sobre los acordes de "Tickle Toe" de Lester Young, y termina con los aplausos por su solo. Siete de los temas son extractos, cinco de ellos protagonizados por el saxofonista tenor. Abundan las secuencias de acordes familiares: "Mickey Lynn" es "She's Funny That Way" y "Silver Man" es "All the Things You Are". Sobre estas Marsh soplan largas líneas líricas que tienen un impulso basado en el swing y que nunca dejan de encontrar las notas más sabrosas en la armonía. Esto es especialmente cierto en "Shak'in-Out". Mosca puede ser un acompañante agresivo, y sus solos demuestran su fuerte técnica a dos manos y un gusto por las líneas de conducción aburridas de acentos desplazados puntuados con golpes disonantes. Juntos, Mosca y Marsh forman un equipo fascinante, y esta sesión en directo capta su interacción en su momento más intenso.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/sal-mosca-warne-marsh-quartet-vol-1-mw0000030284
    

Tracks:
1 - Sax Of A Kind
Written-By – Konitz*, Marsh*
2 - Mickey Lynn
Written-By – Mosca*
3 - 317 East 32nd
Written-By – Tristano*
4 - Silver Man
Written-By – Marsh*
5 - Digi-Doll
Written-By – Marsh*
6 - Under-Bach
Written-By – Marsh*
7 - Confirmation
Written-By – Parker*
8 - Pub Bob
Written-By – Mosca*
9 - Piano Juices
Written-By – Mosca*
10 - Under-Line
Written-By – Marsh*
11 - Shak'in-Out
Written-By – Marsh*
12 - Dick's Favorite
Written-By – Mosca*

    
Credits:
    Bass – Frank Canino
    Design – Gina Romero
    Drums – Skip Scott
    Photography By – Joseph Squillante
    Piano, Liner Notes – Sal Mosca
    Producer – Mickey Silverman, Steve Silverman
    Remastered By [Digital Remastering By] – Dick Baxter
    Tenor Saxophone – Warne Marsh

Recorded at the Village Vanguard, New York City, in 1981.
Many of the tracks are incomplete and faded out.
Volume 2 of these recordings is billed as Warne Marsh-Sal Mosca Quartet

Label:    Zinnia Records – ZINNIA 103CD
Country:    US
Released:    1992
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Bop
https://www.discogs.com/es/release/10650139-Sal-Mosca-Warne-Marsh-Quartet-Volume-1

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