Rick Margitza - Hope

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1991
File: MP3@256K/s
Time: 66:34
Size: 123,1 MB
Art: Front

(6:59)  1. The Journey
(6:00)  2. Song Of Hope
(8:50)  3. Steppin Stone
(5:08)  4. The Princess
(6:50)  5. Walls
(1:27)  6. Mothers Day
(4:46)  7. Recess
(5:28)  8. Heritage
(8:43)  9. The Old Country
(4:04) 10. We The People
(8:15) 11. Cornfed

Play any three-minute segment from this CD by tenor-saxophonist Rick Margitza and one would swear that this was a Wayne Shorter record from the mid-1970's. Only the superior recording quality and technology would betray the fact that these performances are of more recent vintage. Even though the original songs do not sound familiar, there is nothing on this moody date that stamps it as Rick Margitza's. The young saxophonist tries his best, often overdubbing his tenor and soprano, varying moods in his compositions and sometimes utilizing the voices of Phil Perry and Ed Calle as part of the ensemble, but in general the music is overly dry and Margitza's tones are a near duplicate of Shorter's, especially on tenor. Despite some good playing (especially from guitarist Steve Masakowski and pianist Joey Calderazzo), this was a premature effort from the young saxophonist who was not quite ready to be leading his own record session. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/hope-mw0000314464

Personnel: Rick Margitza - tenor saxophone, keyboards, composer; Jeff Kievit - trumpet; Danny Cahn - trumpet; Steve Masakowski - guitar, banjo; Joey Calderazzo - piano; Marc Johnson - bass; Peter Erskine - drums; Airto Moreira - percussion; Phil Perry - vocals; Ed Calle - vocals, EWI; Charles Pillow - oboe; Richard Margitza - violin; Olivia Koppell - viola; Jesse Levy - cello

Hope

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