Ellis Marsalis - Piano In E/Solo Piano (1991)
Label: CORE Records | FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans) | 38:41 | 168 MB | 7 tracks
Genre: Jazz, Bop
Label: CORE Records | FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans) | 38:41 | 168 MB | 7 tracks
Genre: Jazz, Bop
On this deeply intimate and masterfully executed 1991 studio release, modern jazz patriarch and premier educator Ellis Marsalis steps completely into the spotlight for a breathtaking display of solo piano artistry. Stripped of a rhythm section, Marsalis demonstrates why he is revered as a foundational architect of the modern New Orleans piano style, blending an immaculate classical touch with profound post-bop harmonic sophistication. The concise, beautifully paced program finds him deconstructing landmark jazz standards and compositions by the likes of Bud Powell ("Hallucinations"), John Lewis ("Django"), and Horace Silver ("Nica's Dream"), alongside his own deeply expressive originals. Marsalis approaches each piece with an extraordinary sense of spatial awareness, shifting effortlessly between stride-inflected roots, rich modern chord extensions, and lyrical, singing melodic lines. It stands as an essential, high-fidelity document of solo acoustic jazz, radiating immense warmth, intellectual depth, and quiet authority.