Marc Copland

Marc Copland ( born May 27, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American jazz musician ( piano, keyboards and composition first and saxophone).

Life and work

Marc Copland began his career in the early 1960s in the jazz scene of his hometown of Philadelphia, first as a saxophonist and played with Michael Brecker; later he moved to New York City where he studied at Columbia University and experimented with an electrically amplified alto saxophone. During this time he also worked with John Abercrombie, who was involved in the fusion album Friends.

He then moved to the area around Baltimore and Washington, DC, was on the saxophone and worked there as a jazz pianist. During this time he worked with musicians such as Randy Brecker, Bob Berg, Hank Crawford, Art Farmer, Curtis Fuller, Tom Harrell, Eddie Harris, Harold Land, Blue Mitchell, Dave Liebman, Bob Mintzer, Gary Peacock and Sonny Stitt; the latter was later to become a long-time musical partner. The mid-1980s he returned with bassist Drew Gress back to New York and worked as a soloist and in various formations, such as with Bob Belden, Jane Ira Bloom, Joe Lovano, Herbie Mann, James Moody, with three years on tour went, John Scofield, Jim and Dave Stryker Snidero. He also appeared with his own bands in clubs. With My Foolish Heart Copland in 1988 on the label Jazz City released his debut album, on which John Abercrombie, Gary Peacock and Jeff Hirshfield participated. On the Jazz City label Copland subsequently took on two more albums, All Blues At Night (1992) and a duo album with Songs Without End ( 1994).

He also continued to work with its local trio and quartet, in 1990 with Ralph Penland and Dieter Ilg, starting in 1992 with Gary Peacock and Billy Hart ( Paradiso on Soul Note ). In the 1990s he also worked with Vince Mendoza; with the Japanese producer Takao Ogawa was created for the reactivated label Savoy Records the All-Star Quintet Stompin 'with Savoy that involved nor Randy Brecker and Bob Berg, and later Joe Lovano, Michael Brecker and James Genus ( Second Look, 1996 and softly, 1998).

Mid-1990s, Copland often toured with his own bands through Europe; first in a duo with Jack, then trios and quartets with. He subsequently produced for European labels some productions, so took him 2001 Philippe Ghielmetti for his label skit with his trio in Paris, in 2005 produced Werner Uehlinger for HatHut Records the album Lunar with Dave Liebman, followed by the album ... And with Michael Brecker, Abercrombie, Drew Gress and Jochen Rueckert.

The early 2000s, Copland joined for the game as a duo in the foreground; its partners in the various projects played instruments such as alto, soprano and tenor saxophone, guitar, bass and trumpet: for example, he worked with Tim Hagans ( Between the Lines, Steeplechase, 2000), with Vic Juris ( Double Play, Steeplechase, 2001), David Liebman ( Bookends, Hatology, 2002), Greg Osby ( on the albums Round and Round, Nagel Heyer, 2003 and Night Call, 2004) and again with Gary Peacock ( What it Says, Sketch, 2004). Moreover, at this time an album was a duet with another pianist Bill Carrothers with ( No Choice, Minium, 2005).

Parallel to these activities Copland continued working with his regular trio continued, Drew Gress and the Jochen Rückert belonged and with which he appeared regularly in New York, at concerts in the U.S. and European tours. With the Trio Album Haunted Heart and Other Ballads ( Hatology, 2001) was born. With another trio of Kenny Wheeler and John Abercrombie Copland recorded two albums for HatHut and the Dutch label Challenge, That's for Sure and Brand New ( Challenge ). Added to this was Copland's work with his quartet / quintet, with whom he three albums with material standards and original compositions produced in the early 2000s.

As of 2005, Copland worked on new projects and took on albums for the German label Pirouet, both as a sideman and as a leader of his own formations. Some Love Songs follows on from the previous ballads album Haunted Heart, again with Gress and Rückert. For the album Modinha ( 2006), he was playing in a trio with Peacock and Bill Stewart, for on the album Voices - Paul Motian played NY trio vol 2 drums.

Copland also participated in recordings of Rez Abbasi, Gordon Brisker, Håkan Broström, John Hart, Peter Herbert, Ron McClure, Jim Snidero, Stan Sulzmann and Dave Stryker during his career.

The authors Richard Cook and Brian Morton lift Copland play out because of its lyrical qualities. Scott Yanow remembers his game to Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett.

Disco Graphical Notes

  • My Foolish Heart ( Jazz City, 1988) with John Abercrombie, Gary Peacock, Jeff Hirshfield
  • Songs Without End ( Jazz City Spirit, 1994) duet with Ralph Towner
  • Paradiso ( Soul Note, 1995) with Gary Peacock and Billy Hart
  • Softly ( Savoy, 1998) with Michael Brecker, Tim Hagans, Joe Lovano, Gary Peacock, Bill Stewart
  • Lunar ( HatHut Records, 2001) with Dave Liebman
  • Haunted Heart and Other Ballads ( Hatology, 2001) with Drew Gress, Jochen Rückert
  • That's for Sure ( Challenge, 2000) with John Abercrombie, Kenny Wheeler
  • And ... ( Hatology, 2002) with Michael Brecker, John Abercrombie, Drew Gress and Jürgen Rückert
  • Brand New ( Challenge, 2003) with John Abercrombie, Kenny Wheeler
  • Time Within Time ( Hatology, 2005) solo piano
  • Some Love Songs ( Pirouet, 2005) with Drew Gress, Jochen Rückert
  • Modinha - NY Trios Vol 1 ( Pirouet, 2006) with Gary Peacock, Bill Stewart
  • Voices - NY Trios Vol 2 ( Pirouet, 2007) with Gary Peacock, Paul Motian
  • Speak to Me ( Pirouet, 2011) with John Abercrombie
  • Some More Love Songs ( Pirouet, 2012)

Swell

  • Bielefeld catalog 1988 & 2002
  • Richard Cook & Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, 6th Edition, London, Penguin, 2002 ISBN 0-14-017949-6.
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