''Heartcore'' is

Kurt Rosenwinkel Kurt Rosenwinkel (born October 28, 1970) is an American jazz guitarist, keyboardist, composer, bandleader, producer, educator and record label owner. Biography A native of Philadelphia, Rosenwinkel attended the Philadelphia High School for the ...

's fifth

album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records co ...

as a band leader. The album was fully produced by Rosenwinkel and Q-Tip of popular hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest. The album is a departure musically from Rosenwinkel's previous work, as he contributes keyboard, drums, and voice, at times creating soundscapes completely on his own in his personal studio. Says Rosenwinkel, "There is a place, musically, that’s above the categories. This record – it’s jazz. And it’s much more". While much of the album features varied instrumentation and personnel, a few tracks rely on a live performance aspect, reminding the listener of the connection to the jazz tradition. Rosenwinkel cites the influence of Arnold Schoenberg in the harmonic textural construction on Heartcore.

Track listing

# "Heartcore" – 8:39 # "Blue Line" – 6:11 # "All the Way to Rajasthan" – 6:59 # "Your Vision" – 8:36 # "Interlude" – 2:45 # "Our Secret World" – 6:13 # "Dream/Memory?" – 3:26 # "Love in the Modern World" – 8:15 # "dcba//>>" – 7:52 # "Thought About You" – 5:44 # "Tone Poem" (Rosenwinkel, Nathan Street, Ben Street) – 3:07

Personnel

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Guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

, Keyboards, Drums, Programming * Mark Turner –

Tenor Saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

(1, 2, 6, 9), Bass Clarinet (11) *

Ben Street Ben Street is an American jazz double bassist. Street has performed and recorded with many renowned artists, including John Scofield, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mark Turner, Ben Monder, Michael Eckroth, Sam Rivers, Billy Hart, Danilo Perez, Aaron ...

– Bass (2, 3, 6, 8, 11) * Jeff Ballard – Drums (2, 3, 6, 9, 11) With: *

Ethan Iverson Ethan Iverson (born February 11, 1973) is a pianist, composer, and critic best known for his work in the avant-garde jazz trio The Bad Plus with bassist Reid Anderson and drummer Dave King. Biography Iverson was born in Menomonie, Wisconsin. ...

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Piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

(9), Keyboards (6) *

Andrew D'Angelo Andrew D'Angelo (born November 2, 1965) is an American jazz musician. Career D'Angelo was raised in Seattle, where he met Chris Speed and Jim Black, before he moved to New York City in 1985. He worked again with Speed in Boston, where they co ...

- Bass clarinet (4) * Mariano Gil - Flute (5, 8)

References

External links

Heartcore at Verve Records
2003 albums Albums produced by Q-Tip (musician) Kurt Rosenwinkel albums {{2000s-jazz-album-stub