Artist: Marcus Roberts
Album: The Truth Is Spoken Here
Genre: Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Stride
Label: Novus
Released: 1988
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- The Arrival (Roberts) - 9:29
- Blue Monk (Monk) - 4:28
- Maurella (Roberts) - 7:00
- Single Petal of a Rose (Ellington-Strayhorn) - 3:49
- Country by Choice (Roberts) - 8:06
- The Truth Is Spoken Here (Roberts) - 5:05
- In a Mellow Tone (Ellington) - 7:20
- Nothin' But the Blues (Roberts) - 8:07
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- Personnel:
- Wynton Marsalis - trumpet
- Todd Williams (#3,6) - tenor saxophone
- Charles Rouse (#5,7,8) - tenor saxophone
- Marcus Roberts - piano
- Reginald Veal - bass
- Elvin Jones - drums
Marcus Roberts' debut as a leader is a strong all-around effort featuring the 24-year-old pianist with an all-star group consisting of trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, bassist Reginald Veal, drummer Elvin Jones and either Charlie Rouse (in his last studio session) or Todd Williams on tenor. Roberts (who takes "Blue Monk" as an unaccompanied solo) already shows some individuality, along with the influence of James P. Johnson, Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk. The music is essentially advanced hard bop, with five Roberts originals (including "The Truth Is Spoken Here" and "Nothin' But the Blues"), two Ellington tunes and "Blue Monk" being performed in spirited fashion. Recommended.
Review by Scott Yanow