Marty Ehrlich

[jostber]

I got myself recently the Marty Ehrlich release from this year "Fables" , and really like that album. Especially like the sound on the first track "Scroll No.1". Would like to hear some more. Does anyone have recommendations for other of his releases?

Edited December 18, 2010 by jostber

[jlhoots]

Sojourn is good too.

He's recorded with lots of good people - Cyrille, Melford, etc.

Depends who else you like.

[clifford_thornton]

There was one on Sunnyside from around 2003/2004 that I remember liking, too. Probably let it go in the great pre-moving CD clear-out of 2005.

He played in lots of good settings, from St. Louis onward.

[Bright Moments]

try this one with craig taborn

[clifford_thornton]

That was one I was thinking of - yeah, I remember liking it quite a bit.

[A Lark Ascending]

This is very good:

This thread has reminded me to dig out the few Ehrlich's I have.

[JohnS]

This is very good:

This thread has reminded me to dig out the few Ehrlich's I have.

This gets my vote too.

[Man with the Golden Arm]

I have always preferred the older enja stuff w/ Boston's Stan Strickland.

and the great NY Composers Orchestra under Horvitz et al.

Wayne's NYCO website has two great essential downloads available:

prodigal son

fever

[jostber]

Thanks for the tips on Ehrlich albums! Will check them out.

[six string]

I'll pile on for the recomendation for Line On Love. I have an older trio recording called The Welcome on the Sound Aspects label w/Anthony Cox (b) and Pheeroan AkLaff (d) that I really like. The last time I saw him was when he toured with Andrew Hill a year or so before Hill passed.

[Joe]

LINE ON LOVE is excellent, as is the earlier "sister" recording SONG on Enja, with support from Uri Caine, Michael Formanek, Billy Drummond and, on one track, Ray Anderson. Rather low-key / late-night feeling, but not lacking in intensity at all.

As noted, he's an important presence on many another leader's records: Bobby Previte, Jerome Harris, John Lindberg, James Emery, Julius Hemphill etc. I first took notice of him, though, on John Carter's Gramavision dates, especially FIELDS. He's also recorded "standards" with Anthony Braxton's various piano groups, Andrew Hill (the mighty DUSK) and Muhal Richard Abrams. The duets with Abrams (OPEN AIR MEETING) are nice, but ONE LINE, TWO VIEWS is superb.

Edited December 20, 2010 by Joe

[JohnS]

This was my last Ehrlich purchase - recommended.

[kh1958]

The two New York Jazz Collective releases on Naxos--I Don't Know This World Without Don Cherry, and Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven, are both good ones.