''How Deep, How High'', is an album by saxophonist

Warne Marsh Warne Marion Marsh (October 26, 1927 – December 18, 1987) was an American tenor saxophonist. Born in Los Angeles, his playing first came to prominence in the 1950s as a protégé of pianist Lennie Tristano and earned attention in the 1970s as ...

and pianist Sal Mosca, recorded in concert in 1976 and studio in 1979 and released on the Interplay label.Interplay Records discography
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Reception

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'' commented: "''How Deep, How High'' reunites Marsh with another Tristano student, pianist Sal Mosca, for a re-examination of academic roots. The dedication to a fluid, melodic concept remains intact, but gone is the strict adherence to a lightly colored tone". The

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review states: "The music ranges from introspective to more driving, but it swings throughout, and Marsh's solos are always intriguing".

Track listing

All compositions by Warne Marsh except where noted # "The Hard Way" (Sal Mosca) – 4:03 # "Noteworthy" – 4:21 # "Finishing Touch" (Mosca) – 3:41 # "How Deep, How High" – 4:30 # "Background Music" – 7:01 # "

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, Richard A. Whiting) – 8:05 *Recorded at Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY on April 25, 1976 (tracks 5 & 6) and at Sal Mosca's Studio in Mount Vernon, NY on May 2, 1979 (tracks 1 & 2) and August 8, 1979 (tracks 3 & 4)

Personnel

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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 (whi ...

* Sal Mosca –

piano A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an Action (music), action mechanism where hammers strike String (music), strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a c ...

* Sam Jones –

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(tracks 5 & 6) *

Roy Haynes Roy Owen Haynes (March 13, 1925 – November 12, 2024) was an American jazz drummer. In the 1950s, he was given the nickname "Snap Crackle" for his distinctive snare drum sound and musical vocabulary. He is among the most recorded drummers in ja ...

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drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

(tracks 5 & 6)

References

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