Mark Colby - Tenor Reference

Styles: Saxophone Jazz br /> Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:14
Size: 150,2 MB
Art: Frontbr

( 9:56) 1. Beautiful Love
( 7:22) 2. Blues of a Kind
(10:35) 3. My One and Only Love
( 9:50) 4. Softly As in a Morning Sunrise
( 8:11) 5. Riley's Thang
( 6:45) 6. Bloom's Room
( 4:51) 7. Bar Room Ballad
( 7:42) 8. Sabra

Mark Colby, saxophone, is a popular jazz artist in Chicago. He was music director and featured soloist with Maynard Ferguson for several years and has appeared and recorded with Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Bob James, Jaco Pastorius, Arturo Sandoval, and Ramsey Lewis, to name a few. He can be heard on the 1999 release "Reunion" with pianist, Vince Maggio and on his album "Tenor Reference" both on Hallway Records. He has performed as a soloist with the Milwaukee Symphony and the Miami Philharmonic. Under the sponsorship of Selmer and Sugal Mouthpieces he gives high school and college concerts and clinics throughout the U.S.
https://www.amazon.com/Tenor-Reference-Mark-Colby/dp/B00005RRG0

Personnel: Tenor Saxophone – Mark Colby; Bass – Eric Hochberg; Drums – Bob Rummage; Piano – Vince Maggio; Trumpet – Rob Parton (tracks: 5 and 6 only)

Tenor Reference

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14 Jazz Orchestra, Ed Calle - The Future Ain't What It Used to Be

Styles: Jazz, Big Band
Year: 2018
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:50
Size: 138,0 MB
Art: Front

(4:31)  1. Armando's Rhumba
(4:35)  2. Firewater
(4:41)  3. Blue Miles
(5:41)  4. Triste
(6:44)  5. Dance Cadaverous
(6:09)  6. Pandamanium
(4:46)  7. 16 Tons (Give or Take)
(7:11)  8. Seventh Sign
(4:44)  9. Rice Pudding
(5:28) 10. Ruth
(5:16) 11. I'll Be Seeing You

The 14 Jazz Orchestra is comprised of 13 of South Florida’s premier Jazz and studio musicians. Under the direction of Dan Bonsanti, the ensemble includes distinguished Jazz educators currently on the music faculties of Miami Dade College, Barry University, Florida Atlantic University, and the University of Miami. Individually, the members of “THE 14” have recorded, toured, and/or performed with many of the greatest Jazz and Pop artists of our time, from the big bands of Stan Kenton, Maynard Ferguson, Mercer Ellington, and Woody Herman to such Jazz artists as Billy Eckstine, Sarah Vaughan, Jon Hendricks, Mel Torme, Jaco Pastorius, Stanley Turrentine, The Brecker Brothers, Eliane Elias, Bob Mintzer, Bob James, and Arturo Sandoval, just to name a few. Their collective resumes also include Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Peggy Lee, Nancy Wilson, Ray Charles, and Pop/Rock artists as diverse as Barbara Streisand, Marvin Gaye, and The BeeGees. The ensemble takes a Contemporary Jazz approach to a wide assortment of styles, performing compositions from Jazz composers such as Billy Strayhorn, Joe Henderson, Chick Corea, John Scofield, and Wayne Shorter and pop/rock artists such as Paul McCartney and John Lennon. https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/the14jazzorchestra2

MUSICIANS: Special Guests: Randy Brecker, Mark Colby, Mark Egan, Danny Gottlieb, Marko Marcinko, Rick Margitza, Lee Levin, and Featured Soloist, Ed Calle, and each member of the orchestra, are former students, graduates, and/or faculty from the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, touching 7 decades.

The Future Ain't What It Used to Be

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Mark Colby Quartet - All or Nothing at All

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:00
Size: 152,1 MB
Art: Front

(9:15) 1. All or Nothing at All
(5:58) 2. Angelica
(7:07) 3. Somewhere
(7:24) 4. Monk's Dream
(6:55) 5. Daydream
(6:00) 6. Double Rainbow
(8:28) 7. Get out of Town
(7:56) 8. Cinema Paradiso
(6:53) 9. It Was a Very Good Year

Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1949, Mark comes from a musical background, as his father was a professional musician (drummer) who played with Benny Goodman for a time in the ‘40’s. At the age of eight, Mark was given a clarinet and lessons with a wonderful teacher by the name of Bill Schlagel, who emphasized the importance of proper technique and sound. At age eleven, Mark took the next step in his evolution, saxophone, and thus began his life-long love affair. Immersed in the sounds of the big bands enjoyed by his father, intrigued by the more modern sounds of bebop, cool and hard-bop records his sister played around the house, his dedication to pursuing a life in music was cemented.

In 1962, his family moved to Miami, Florida, where he began playing professionally at age 14. On Miami Beach, he had the opportunity to play shows with popular acts, including Tony Bennett, Sonny and Cher, Bill Cosby, Ann-Margret and Sammy Davis, Jr., with seasoned musicians. He was for many years the youngest guy on the bandstand, all the while pursuing his desire to play all styles of jazz. As a high school student, he studied with James Casale (co-author of Patterns for Jazz with Jerry Coker.) After high school, Mark attended the University of Miami, enrolling in Jerry Coker’s Jazz Studies program. Studying with Jerry and pianist Vince Maggio had a profound effect on him, as did sitting in with Ira Sullivan since the age of 16. These master musicians provided him inspiration and encouragement, as well as invaluable education in the jazz idiom.

Mark was fortunate to have had the incredible experience of working with legendary baritone sax player Gerry Mulligan while he was artist in residence. While in college, he recorded with the likes of Dr. John, Wilson Pickett, Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones, and the Bee Gees. After graduating with a Master’s Degree in Jazz Studies, he received a call from Maynard Ferguson inviting him to join his band in New York. After three albums and three years touring as featured soloist and musical director with Maynard, Bob James beckoned, and he became of member of the “James gang.” Bob signed Mark to Columbia Records, beginning his solo recording career. “Serpentine Fire” and “One Good Turn” both sold very well, while he toured for the next six years as a featured member of Bob James’ band. Mark’s tours with Maynard and Bob found him playing jazz festivals and concert halls around the world.

In 1980, Mark moved to Chicago, with its very active music scene. Mark was immediately participating in a recording market that was exploding. Jingles, record dates, and jazz gigs were plentiful. In 1983, he was approached by DePaul University to assume a teaching position as jazz saxophone instructor. He’s still there, and in 1998 joined the faculty at Elmhurst College.

In the ensuing years, he has played and in some cases toured with such varied luminaries as Frank Sinatra, Jaco Pastorius, Mose Allison, Joe Williams and Charlie Haden. Currently he is performing as a guest soloist and clinician/adjudicator at middle schools, high schools and colleges throughout the United States and Europe, representing Selmer Paris Saxophones and Vandoren reeds. In 2001, he performed Duke Ellington’s version of “The Nutcracker Suite” with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and in 2008 performed Leonard Bernstein’s “Prelude, Fugue and Riffs.” In 1999, Hallway Records released “Reunion” (with Vince Maggio) followed by “Tenor Reference” in 2002, to glowing reviews and appreciative audiences.

His last release on Hallway Records was a tribute to Stan Getz entitled Speaking of Stan, which was released in 2006 and went to #3 on the jazz radio charts. During 2007-2010, he appeared at the Chicago, Paradise Valley Arizona Jazz Festival, Evanston, Naperville and Glen Ellyn Jazz Festivals. In 2010 Mark was the artist in residence at the Three Rivers Saxaphone Symposium in PA. Mark appeared in a cameo with Diana Krall in the Johnny Depp movie “Public Enemies,” released in July 2009. His CD on Origin Records, “Reflections” was released in November 2008. In 2010 Mark was one of the people interviewed with his own chapter in Cicily Janus’s new book entitled “The New Faces of Jazz” published by Billboard Press. Currently he has completed a new recording, All or Nothing at All, to be released on his own RCI label in 2016.
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/mark-colby/

All or Nothing at All

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Mark Colby and Vince Maggio - Reunion

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1999
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:27
Size: 111,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:20) 1. You and the Night and the Music
(4:30) 2. Windows
(4:51) 3. I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out of My Life
(4:12) 4. O Grande Amor
(4:42) 5. Lester Left Town
(4:45) 6. Soul Eyes
(4:46) 7. Up Jumped Spring
(3:21) 8. Airegin
(4:18) 9. Miyako
(5:13) 10. Felicidade
(4:22) 11. Once in a Garden

Of all the configurations in Jazz, the duo may be the most challenging. Each partner must be unremittingly observant, ready and able to lend support in any and all circumstances, while, on the other hand, disclosing a persuasive voice of his or her own with plenty of engaging things to say. Kindred souls Mark Colby and Vince Maggio have those bases well covered on Reunion, on which the two play together for the first time since they were musically separated by Colby’s move from Miami to Chicago a number of years ago.

It’s a sublime reunion wherein Colby and Maggio interact as irreprovably as if they’d never been apart. Like any top–drawer session, this one leaves one hungering for more. Their skills are so abundant that even such overworked staples of the Jazz canon as “Up Jumped Spring” or “Airegin” sound fresh and alive. Colby, whose modernist point of view embraces stylistic touches from Trane and Rollins to Joe Henderson, Michael Brecker, Joe Lovano, Lew Tabackin and others, has forged from them a commanding vocabulary that is unmistakably his own.

Maggio has his own convincing point of view as well, derived from but seldom imitative of other post–bop sovereigns of the piano. He can be unrelentingly forceful, like McCoy Tyner, Benny Green or Harold Mabern, for example, or warmly lyrical in the image of a Kenny Barron, Tommy Flanagan or Bill Evans. Both qualities are employed here to ably complement Colby’s biting tenor (and lustrous soprano on the entrancing ballads “Once in a Garden” and Wayne Shorter’s “Miyako”).

Colby and Maggio have chosen the repertoire with care, embracing two classics by Jobim (“O Grande Amor,” “Felicidade”), Mal Waldron’s “Soul Eyes,” Shorter’s “Lester Left Town,” Armando Corea’s “Windows,” Joe McCarthy/Cy Coleman’s “I’m Gonna Laugh You Right Out of My Life” and the Howard Dietz/Arthur Schwartz standard, “You and the Night and the Music,” which opens the session on a suitably devil–may–care note. This is one Reunion that cries out for an encore. By Jack Bowers
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/reunion-mark-colby-corridor-records-review-by-jack-bowers

Personnel: Mark Colby: saxophone.

Reunion

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Mark Colby - I Didn't Have Wings

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:42
Size: 98,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:52) 1. When You Say Jump
(3:55) 2. This Time With You
(3:54) 3. I Love You So Much
(3:36) 4. Waiting
(4:45) 5. Together Forever
(3:40) 6. I'm Still Alone Tonight
(4:42) 7. For the First Time
(3:49) 8. I Didn't Have Wings
(4:26) 9. I Was That Fool
(4:58) 10. You Would'nt Be Gone

Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1949, Mark comes from a musical background, as his father was a professional musician (drummer) who played with Benny Goodman for a time in the ‘40’s. At the age of eight, Mark was given a clarinet and lessons with a wonderful teacher by the name of Bill Schlagel, who emphasized the importance of proper technique and sound. At age eleven, Mark took the next step in his evolution, saxophone, and thus began his life-long love affair. Immersed in the sounds of the big bands enjoyed by his father, intrigued by the more modern sounds of bebop, cool and hard-bop records his sister played around the house, his dedication to pursuing a life in music was cemented.

In 1962, his family moved to Miami, Florida, where he began playing professionally at age 14. On Miami Beach, he had the opportunity to play shows with popular acts, including Tony Bennett, Sonny and Cher, Bill Cosby, Ann-Margret and Sammy Davis, Jr., with seasoned musicians. He was for many years the youngest guy on the bandstand, all the while pursuing his desire to play all styles of jazz. As a high school student, he studied with James Casale (co-author of Patterns for Jazz with Jerry Coker.) After high school, Mark attended the University of Miami, enrolling in Jerry Coker’s Jazz Studies program. Studying with Jerry and pianist Vince Maggio had a profound effect on him, as did sitting in with Ira Sullivan since the age of 16. These master musicians provided him inspiration and encouragement, as well as invaluable education in the jazz idiom.

Mark was fortunate to have had the incredible experience of working with legendary baritone sax player Gerry Mulligan while he was artist in residence. While in college, he recorded with the likes of Dr. John, Wilson Pickett, Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones, and the Bee Gees. After graduating with a Master’s Degree in Jazz Studies, he received a call from Maynard Ferguson inviting him to join his band in New York. After three albums and three years touring as featured soloist and musical director with Maynard, Bob James beckoned, and he became of member of the “James gang.” Bob signed Mark to Columbia Records, beginning his solo recording career. “Serpentine Fire” and “One Good Turn” both sold very well, while he toured for the next six years as a featured member of Bob James’ band. Mark’s tours with Maynard and Bob found him playing jazz festivals and concert halls around the world.

In 1980, Mark moved to Chicago, with its very active music scene. Mark was immediately participating in a recording market that was exploding. Jingles, record dates, and jazz gigs were plentiful. In 1983, he was approached by DePaul University to assume a teaching position as jazz saxophone instructor. He’s still there, and in 1998 joined the faculty at Elmhurst College.

In the ensuing years, he has played and in some cases toured with such varied luminaries as Frank Sinatra, Jaco Pastorius, Mose Allison, Joe Williams and Charlie Haden. Currently he is performing as a guest soloist and clinician/adjudicator at middle schools, high schools and colleges throughout the United States and Europe, representing Selmer Paris Saxophones and Vandoren reeds. In 2001, he performed Duke Ellington’s version of “The Nutcracker Suite” with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and in 2008 performed Leonard Bernstein’s “Prelude, Fugue and Riffs.” In 1999, Hallway Records released “Reunion” (with Vince Maggio) followed by “Tenor Reference” in 2002, to glowing reviews and appreciative audiences. His last release on Hallway Records was a tribute to Stan Getz entitled Speaking of Stan, which was released in 2006 and went to #3 on the jazz radio charts. During 2007-2010, he appeared at the Chicago, Paradise Valley Arizona Jazz Festival, Evanston, Naperville and Glen Ellyn Jazz Festivals.

In 2010 Mark was the artist in residence at the Three Rivers Saxaphone Symposium in PA. Mark appeared in a cameo with Diana Krall in the Johnny Depp movie “Public Enemies,” released in July 2009. His CD on Origin Records, “Reflections” was released in November 2008. In 2010 Mark was one of the people interviewed with his own chapter in Cicily Janus’s new book entitled “The New Faces of Jazz” published by Billboard Press. Currently he has completed a new recording, All or Nothing at All, to be released on his own RCI label in 2016.

Mark Stephen Colby, 71, of Aurora IL, passed away on August 31st peacefully in his home. He is survived by his adoring wife, Mary; loving sister, Rosie (Jim) Watts; son, James (Cathy;) daughters, Jennifer (Mike) Savage; Hillary; and Katherine (Brian) Ruiz. He has six grandchildren, Deanna; Ryan; Kayla; Riley; Caroline and Isabella; and niece, Audrey Denson.
https://markcolby.com/about/

I Didn't Have Wings

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Mark Colby - Speaking of Stan: A Tribute to Stan Getz

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:32
Size: 152,6 MB
Art: Front

(6:34) 1. When It Matters
(6:24) 2. Only Trust Your Heart
(6:50) 3. How Deep Is the Ocean
(6:30) 4. Sometime Ago
(4:56) 5. What Is a Buddha?
(9:26) 6. Sea Journey
(6:43) 7. Out of Focus
(6:45) 8. Give and Take
(4:44) 9. Blue Getz Blues
(4:39) 10. Goodbye
(2:55) 11. Speaking of Stan

Almost fifteen years after the death of tenor saxophonist Stanley Gayetzky, aka Stan Getz, the sheer breadth of his musical accomplishments still boggles the mind. Thus it was with some skepticism that I began to listen to Speaking of Stan, tenor man Mark Colby's tribute to the man about whom Trane said, "Let's face it. We would all play like him, if we could. Colby, however, succeeds masterfully in capturing a good bit of the essence of Getz, due in no small part to his own superb tone, providing an intimate take on his friend and mentor.

Over twenty other musicians aid Colby in presenting his paean. He has chosen well, and although a sax/guitar pairing akin to Getz' famous collaborations is lacking, much else is here. "Blue Getz Blues is an awesomely cooking big band reprise of a swinger from Getz's early days with Woody Herman (Early Autumn, Capitol, 1949) and the string arrangements of Focus (Verve, 1961) are tenderly reminisced through the newly penned compositions "When It Matters and "Give and Take.

Former Getz pianist Jim McNeely appears on four cuts, soulfully dueting with Colby on a stunningly sincere rendering of a tender "Goodbye, coolly swinging on "How Deep is the Ocean and "Sometime Ago and, yes, adding to the bop festivities of Colby's own "What is a Buddha? . Vibraphonist Dick Sisto assists in bringing bossa/samba to the fore with a breezy interpretation of Benny Carter's "Only Trust Your Heart and a hot construction of Chick Corea's "Sea Journey by way of Eric Hochberg's bass and Bob Rummage's drums, while Gary Burton's "Out of Focus injects a more modern edge into the proceedings. Colby's spoken outro adds a finishing touch to this highly personal portrait. By Elliott Simon
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/speaking-of-stan-mark-colby-hallway-records-review-by-elliott-simon

Personnel: Mark Colby: tenor saxophone; Tracks 1,8: Jim Trompeter: piano; Eric Hochberg: bass; Bob Rummage: drums; Peter LaBella, Kevin Case, Teresa Fream, Mike Shelton: violin; Terri Van Valkinburgh: viola; Pete Szczepanek: cello; Tracks 2,6,7: Dick Sisto: vibraphone; Eric Hochberg: bass; Bob Rummage: drums; Tracks 3-5: Jim McNeely: piano; Kelly Sill: bass; Joel Spencer: drums; Track 9: Rob Parton, Scott Wagstaff, Kirk Garrison, Mike McGrath: trumpet; Bob Frankich, Bob Rzeszutko, Brian Budzik, Ted Hogarth: reeds; Tom Garling, Brian Jacobi, Andy Baker: trombone; Tom Matta: bass trombone; Don Stille: piano; Tim Fox: bass; Bob Rummage: drums; Track 10: Jim McNeely: piano.

Speaking of Stan: A Tribute to Stan Getz

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Mark Colby - Reflections

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:33
Size: 130,0 MB
Art: Front

(6:59) 1. Close Enough For Love
(4:22) 2. Myth Mary's Blues
(6:13) 3. Reflections
(5:40) 4. Desafinado
(5:22) 5. Like Someone in Love
(6:11) 6. Blues Connotation
(6:26) 7. So in Love
(4:24) 8. Caroline's Romp
(5:45) 9. Somewhere Over the Rainbow
(5:08) 10. Squires Parlor

Reflections, the eighth CD as leader or co-leader by one of the Chicago area's most undervalued treasures, tenor saxophonist Mark Colby, is a tribute, he writes, to "the things that shaped and moved me when I was just a kid," as well as to friends, family and artists who nourished his growth and served as a catalyst for his becoming a musician. The studio date is dedicated to Colby's father, "who started me on my journey at age eight," and to one of Colby's earliest role models, tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin, who died on July 25, 2008.

"Desafinado" is addressed to another of Colby's original mentors, Stan Getz, who befriended a teenage Colby and helped shape his young friend's approach to the tenor while introducing him to Brazilian music. To this day, Colby's abstractions display an unmistakable Getzian character even though the sound is pure Colby. Besides Colby, the first-rank quartet on "Desafinado" consists of guitarist Mike Pinto, bassist Eric Hochberg and drummer Bob Rummage.

Elsewhere, Colby uses pianist Jeremy Kahn to round out the group, is accompanied only by Hochberg and Rummage on "Myth Mary's Blues," Johnny Burke/Jimmy van Heusen's "Like Someone in Love" and Harold Arlen/E.Y Harburg's "Over the Rainbow." Three special guests alto saxophonist Phil Woods, trumpeter Bob Lark and pianist Ron Perillo help brighten the easygoing finale, Woods's "Squires Parlor."

Besides "Myth Mary," written for his wife, Colby composed "Reflections" and "Caroline's Romp," the last presumably for a daughter (or granddaughter). Completing the program are Johnny Mandel's "Close Enough for Love," Ornette Coleman's capricious "Blues Connotation" and Cole Porter's enchanting ballad from the Broadway musical Kiss Me, Kate, "So in Love" (a second dedication to Colby's wife).

Kahn solos earnestly on "Reflections," "So in Love" and "Caroline's Romp," Pinto on "Desafinado" and "Blues Connotation" but none more so than Colby, who makes every note and phrase shimmer like sunlight on water. While he remains more or less unknown beyond his Chicago base, sooner or later the word on Colby is bound to spread, and that word is brilliant. By Jack Bowers
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/reflections-mark-colby-origin-records-review-by-jack-bowers

Personnel: Mark Colby: tenor sax; Jeremy Kahn: piano (1, 3, 7, 8); Ron Perillo: piano (10); Mike Pinto: guitar: (4, 6); Eric Hochberg: bass; Bob Rummage: drums; Bob Lark: flugelhorn (10); Phil Woods: alto sax (10).

Reflections

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Mark Colby - Serpentine Fire

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1978
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:28
Size: 88,7 MB
Art: Front

(6:41) 1. Serpentine Fire
(6:34) 2. Daydreamer
(6:15) 3. On And On
(5:55) 4. King Tut
(6:32) 5. Renegade
(6:30) 6. Rainbow Wings

Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1949, Mark comes from a musical background, as his father was a professional musician (drummer) who played with Benny Goodman for a time in the ‘40’s. At the age of eight, Mark was given a clarinet and lessons with a wonderful teacher by the name of Bill Schlagel, who emphasized the importance of proper technique and sound. At age eleven, Mark took the next step in his evolution, saxophone, and thus began his life-long love affair. Immersed in the sounds of the big bands enjoyed by his father, intrigued by the more modern sounds of bebop, cool and hard-bop records his sister played around the house, his dedication to pursuing a life in music was cemented.

In 1962, his family moved to Miami, Florida, where he began playing professionally at age 14. On Miami Beach, he had the opportunity to play shows with popular acts, including Tony Bennett, Sonny and Cher, Bill Cosby, Ann-Margret and Sammy Davis, Jr., with seasoned musicians. He was for many years the youngest guy on the bandstand, all the while pursuing his desire to play all styles of jazz. As a high school student, he studied with James Casale (co-author of Patterns for Jazz with Jerry Coker.) After high school, Mark attended the University of Miami, enrolling in Jerry Coker’s Jazz Studies program. Studying with Jerry and pianist Vince Maggio had a profound effect on him, as did sitting in with Ira Sullivan since the age of 16. These master musicians provided him inspiration and encouragement, as well as invaluable education in the jazz idiom.

Mark was fortunate to have had the incredible experience of working with legendary baritone sax player Gerry Mulligan while he was artist in residence. While in college, he recorded with the likes of Dr. John, Wilson Pickett, Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones, and the Bee Gees. After graduating with a Master’s Degree in Jazz Studies, he received a call from Maynard Ferguson inviting him to join his band in New York. After three albums and three years touring as featured soloist and musical director with Maynard, Bob James beckoned, and he became of member of the “James gang.” Bob signed Mark to Columbia Records, beginning his solo recording career. “Serpentine Fire” and “One Good Turn” both sold very well, while he toured for the next six years as a featured member of Bob James’ band. Mark’s tours with Maynard and Bob found him playing jazz festivals and concert halls around the world.

In 1980, Mark moved to Chicago, with its very active music scene. Mark was immediately participating in a recording market that was exploding. Jingles, record dates, and jazz gigs were plentiful. In 1983, he was approached by DePaul University to assume a teaching position as jazz saxophone instructor. He’s still there, and in 1998 joined the faculty at Elmhurst College. In the ensuing years, he has played and in some cases toured with such varied luminaries as Frank Sinatra, Jaco Pastorius, Mose Allison, Joe Williams and Charlie Haden. Currently he is performing as a guest soloist and clinician/adjudicator at middle schools, high schools and colleges throughout the United States and Europe, representing Selmer Paris Saxophones and Vandoren reeds. In 2001, he performed Duke Ellington’s version of “The Nutcracker Suite” with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and in 2008 performed Leonard Bernstein’s “Prelude, Fugue and Riffs.” In 1999, Hallway Records released “Reunion” (with Vince Maggio) followed by “Tenor Reference” in 2002, to glowing reviews and appreciative audiences. His last release on Hallway Records was a tribute to Stan Getz entitled Speaking of Stan, which was released in 2006 and went to #3 on the jazz radio charts. During 2007-2010, he appeared at the Chicago, Paradise Valley Arizona Jazz Festival, Evanston, Naperville and Glen Ellyn Jazz Festivals. In 2010 Mark was the artist in residence at the Three Rivers Saxaphone Symposium in PA. Mark appeared in a cameo with Diana Krall in the Johnny Depp movie “Public Enemies,” released in July 2009. His CD on Origin Records, “Reflections” was released in November 2008. In 2010 Mark was one of the people interviewed with his own chapter in Cicily Janus’s new book entitled “The New Faces of Jazz” published by Billboard Press. Currently he has completed a new recording, All or Nothing at All, to be released on his own RCI label in 2016. http://www.markcolby.com/about/

Personnel: Saxophone – Mark Colby; Bass – Gary King; Cello – Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken; Drums – Steve Gadd; Electric Piano – Bob James; Guitar – Eric Gale, Steve Khan; Trombone – David Taylor, Paul Faulise, Wayne Andre; Trumpet – Alan Rubin, Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff, Marvin Stamm, Mike Lawrence; Viola – Al Brown, LaMar Alsop; Violin – Barry Finclair, Charles Libove, Diana Halprin, Harry Cykman, Herbert Sorkin, John Pintavalle, Marvin Morgenstern, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman

Serpentine Fire

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Mark Colby - Yesterday's Gardenias

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:30
Size: 141,4 MB
Art: Front

(6:17) 1. Isfahan
(5:54) 2. Ugly Beauty
(5:17) 3. Estate
(5:52) 4. Three and One
(8:57) 5. Mellow Minor
(6:13) 6. The Summary
(7:29) 7. Angel Eyes
(5:22) 8. Yesterday's Gardenias
(6:05) 9. Touch of Her Lips and Part
(4:00) 10. Just In Time

Mark has performed with Gerry Mulligan, Jaco Pastorius, Frank Sinatra, Maynard Ferguson, Bob James, Charlie Haden and Mose Allison. He is a first call studio musician, and has played on over 2,000 commercials in the competitive Chicago market. He has been a jazz faculty member at DePaul University since 1983, as well as Elmhurst College. Currently, he is performing as a guest soloist and clinician/ adjudicator at high schools and colleges throughout the United States representing the Selmer Company. https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/markcolby

I've been listenting to Mark Colby for twenty years, and I've seen him grow into a master of the saxophone and master of the music he plays.” ~Stan Getz

“Mark was a great asset to our event, providing incisive comments and excellent clinic work. He has an uncanny ability to lock in with both youngsters and adults.” ~Dr. John Harding, Director of Jazz Studies University of North Carolina

“A brilliant saxophone soloist in the virtuoso range.” ~John Wilson, The New York Times

Yesterday's Gardenias

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