Involution (album)

Involution is an album by multi-instrumentalist Michael Marcus, with the Jaki Byard trio.

Involution
Studio album by Michael Marcus
Released	March 30, 1998
Recorded	1998
Genre	Jazz
Label	Justin Time

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

Background

This was Marcus's third album for Justin Time Records.^[3]

Recording and music

The album was recorded in 1998.^[4] The tracks are a mix of Marcus originals and standards that are played relatively infrequently.^[1] Marcus plays a variety of saxophones: the stritch (a form of soprano), saxello (a straight alto), and a straight tenor.^[1]

Release

The album was released by Justin Time on March 30, 1998.^[5]

Reception

The AllMusic reviewer commented that this album was more conventional in style than many of Marcus's other recordings.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Israel" (John Carisi) – 5:46
2. "Quadrophonics" (Michael Marcus) – 7:43
3. "The Legend of Hale-Bopp" (Marcus) – 6:09
4. "Soultrane" (Tadd Dameron) – 7:47
5. "Man from Lovejoy" (Marcus) – 4:19
6. "Off Minor" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:55
7. "Sacred Law" (Marcus) – 4:33
8. "Dear Lord" (John Coltrane) – 4:40
9. "Surfer Girl" (Brian Wilson) – 2:30
10. "Involution" (Marcus) – 4:34

Personnel

• Michael Marcus – straight tenor sax, saxello, stritch
• Jaki Byard – piano
• Ralph Hamperian – bass
• Richard Allen – drums