Mark Nodwell Discography of CDs

Mark Nodwell CD discography This is a Hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players. Canadian saxophonist/composer Mark Nodwell surfaces as a formidable modern jazz composer on Nemesis, where he puts down his sax in favor of having others carry out his musical plan. Nodwell handpicked these musicians for this set consisting of nine original compositions. Notables such as Colorado-based trumpeter Ron Miles, pianist Art Lande, and others execute the artist's material in superb fashion. With this production, the listener will embark upon a ...

Mark Nodwell albums It's not only young NYC players who are digesting jazz, rock, and traditional music from around the world to produce a fiery new brand of improvised music. On (Co)Incidents, Vancouver saxophonist Mark Nodwell assembles a sextet of fine northwestern musicians for an engaging debut that touches on all of the above and more. Nodwell's long, episodic compositions (the shortest of the four tracks clocks in at just under 16 minutes) unfold slowly and thoughtfully, as rigorous composed passages give way to open form improvisation ...

Mark Nodwell CD discography Endless Shout is interesting for the variety of compositional/improvisational styles it presents (not to mention the various moods and approaches) as well as the satisfying array of instrumentation, including a solo piano piece and a trombone/electronics work. Although the release focuses on Lewis' role as composer, it also features a good amount of his trombone skill, specifically on the closing piece "Voyager." Endless Shout opens with a lengthy 1996 composition during which percussion accompanies broken up and repeated samples of Quincy Troupe reading his ...

Mark Nodwell albums WOWOW was recorded live on November 14 and 15, 1997, as the New Orchestra Workshop (or NOW Orchestra) was celebrating its 20th anniversary with a concert series in hometown Vancouver, Canada. Three new works were created for the occasion, all of them featured (in part) on this CD. WOWOW is an entertaining record and a very good example of what the NOW Orchestra is capable of. Two weaker points are the under-use of Ron Samworth, a great guitar player almost unheard on this disc, and the presence ...