Marion Brown: Vista LP JAZZ-1 love – each essential elements

love – each essential elements of life and living

George & Ira Gershwin

An ode to Natasha’s daughter

“Gift Of The Moon” is one of the first songs Rodriguez wrote - a vibing number marked by layered solos a la Roy Hargrove

at first melancholic then hopeful

Marion Brown: Vista LP JAZZ-1 love – each essential elementsSaxophonist Marion Brown ended his '70s stint at Impulse! Records with this serene and colorful album. It features musicians such as drummer Ed Blackwell and bassist Reggie Workman, plus Stanley Cowell on acoustic piano and Fender Rhodes. While Brown wrote the blissful coaster Vista, the five other compositions are well chosen, starting with an inviting version of Cowell's "Maimoun" and an impressionistic and deeply meditative take on Stevie Wonder's