Gershwin for Lovers
Marcus Roberts
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A Foggy Day | Marcus Roberts | 4:52 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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The Man I Love | Marcus Roberts | 5:41 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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Our Love Is Here to Stay | Marcus Roberts | 5:46 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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Summertime | Marcus Roberts | 6:29 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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Someone to Watch Over Me | Marcus Roberts | 2:59 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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It Ain't Necessarily So | Marcus Roberts | 6:01 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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Nice Work If You Can Get It | Marcus Roberts | 4:43 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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They Can't Take That Away from Me | Marcus Roberts | 8:27 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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How Long Has This Been Going On | Marcus Roberts | 4:20 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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But Not for Me | Marcus Roberts | 6:12 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Songs |
Album Review
This trio date (which features pianist Marcus Roberts, bassist Reginald Veal and drummer Herlin Riley) is a bit unusual in that Roberts, although he is heard interpreting vintage George Gershwin songs, gives the tunes fairly modern interpretations. There is no striding or James P. Johnson licks. Instead, the talented pianist transforms such songs as "A Foggy Day," "Our Love Is Here to Stay," "It Ain't Necessarily So" and "But Not for Me" into modern hard bop. A typically excellent effort.
Biography
Born: 07 August 1963 in Jacksonville, FL
Genre: Jazz
Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s
Jazz pianist Marcus Roberts' focus on traditional styles and his willingness to speak sometimes disdainfully of music of more contemporary vintage has not been well accepted in some circles, and for a time he began to engender the type of attacks more often reserved for Wynton Marsalis and others regarded as reactionaries by some members of the jazz press. But Roberts must be credited with going his own way; unlike many of today's jazz pianists, he has little if any ties to McCoy Tyner, Ahmad Jamal,...
Full BioTop Albums and Songs By Marcus Roberts
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Someone to Watch Over Me (From "Oh, Kay!") | Gershwin Jazz | 2:59 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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Someone to Watch Over Me | Gershwin for Lovers | 2:59 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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New Orleans Blues | Higher Ground | 4:58 | $2.19 | View In iTunes |
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How Long Has This Been Going On | Gershwin for Lovers | 4:20 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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The Man I Love | Gershwin for Lovers | 5:41 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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But Not for Me | Gershwin for Lovers | 6:12 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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Nice Work If You Can Get It | Gershwin for Lovers | 4:43 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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Our Love Is Here to Stay | Gershwin for Lovers | 5:46 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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A Foggy Day | Gershwin for Lovers | 4:52 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
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The Governor | The Collected Marcus Roberts | 5:39 | $1.69 | View In iTunes |
