November 1, 2019

Rainhard Köchl / jazzthing

And I Love Her

Marc Copland
And I Love Her
(Illusions Mirage/NRW)

Kategorie: modern

Dass sich Marc Copland und seine kongenialen Partner Drew Gress und Joey Baron einige Gassenhauer der anspruchsvollen Popmusik zu Gemüte führen, überrascht nur auf den ersten Blick. Denn die Art, wie der 71-jährige Ausnahmepianist Hancocks „Cantaloupe Island“, das Jüngere nur mehr in der US3-Version („Cantaloop“) kennen, oder die Beatles-Miniatur „And I Love Her“ unspektakulär seziert, analysiert und wieder zusammenbaut, das sucht derzeit in der Szene ihresgleichen. Wie die drei den Cantaloupe-Groove trotz einer Reihe verschobener Takte, abgewandelter Harmonien und durchbrochener Rhythmen als mächtigen Fluss unter dem Thema durchlaufen lassen, ist schlicht grandios. Coplands einstige Lieblingsfarbe Grau ist längst einem matten Blau oder einem kräftigen Rubinrot gewichen, was nicht nur dem famosen Interplay mit Gress und Baron hörbar gut tut. Interessant sind vor allem seine Metamorphosen.

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The stupendous sound of American pianist Marc Copland is only matched by his immense creativity and originality. For this quartet session, recorded for his own label, the pianist teams up with bassist Drew Gress, a longtime partner in many musical voyages, and two new additions: Belgian-American saxophonist Robin Verheyen and ...

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“One of today’s great pianists….Fresh, powerful, sensitive: this is without doubt one of the best quartet recordings in recent memory.”

Marc Copland, at 74 years old, has nothing more to prove. He’s played with the greatest, recorded superb discs and is recognized as one of today’s great pianists. He can play music free of any constraints, and choose his preferred partners. His old friend Drew Gress is on bass here, ...

Feb 9 2023

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Next stop for the restless adventurer Marc Copland: after his interlude with violinist Mark Feldman, the pianist is back with saxophonists, with whom he has a soulmate-like connection--because that was his original instrument. The first was the Frenchman Jean-Charles Richard (L'etoffe des Reves, La Buisonne) and now it’s the Belgian ...

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Marc Copland is a former saxophonist who found his instrument artistically confining for the purposes of expressing his vision. So he called on his childhood piano training (synaptic memories intact) to make the switch to the keyboard. The results have been magic. His artistry with the 88s is second only ...

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Interview The New York City Jazz Record

Marc Copland has been creating vital music for more than 40 years and the pianist is arguably at the very top of his game. He is most well known for his long associations with bassist Gary Peacock and guitarist John Abercrombie, issuing several game-changing albums on ECM. Copland is a ...