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| Singer/Songwriter Mark Winkler's 20th album, "LATE BLOOMIN' JAZZMAN," Out April 8th on Cafe Pacific Records LATE BLOOMIN' JAZZMAN, the newest album by vocalist and songwriter MARK WINKLER, is an homage to growing older and all the blessings and drawbacks that come with it. The album is Winkler's 20th CD as a leader. Each of his previous projects has received stellar reviews and consistently topped the jazz charts. Rex Reed has said, "Mark Winkler is a musical marvel and a true original! At last, a writer who sings and a singer who swings!" Winkler wrote lyrics to eight of the 12 tunes and covers a lot of personal topics on this album. He writes about his love of George Gershwin, film noir, and the songs of Rio. He also writes about losing his husband, finding love again, and about a close friend ravished by Alzheimer's disease. Although Winkler is a popular performer and recording artist, he is also a very successful songwriter, and LATE BLOOMIN' JAZZMAN is a wonderful showcase to highlight both. To paraphrase his lyrics in "Late Bloomin' Jazzman, " his "finest flower may finally be here." Personnel DAVID BENOIT piano (1, 5, 6, 8) JAMIESON TROTTER piano (3, 4, 10, 11), Hammond B3 (2) RICH EAMES piano (7, 12) JON MAYER piano (9) JOHN CLAYTON bass (1, 5, 6, 8) GABE DAVIS bass (2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12) CHRISTIAN EUMAN drums (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11) CLAYTON CAMERON drums (2, 9) GRANT GEISSMAN guitar (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11) BOB SHEPPARD saxophone, flute (6, 7, 12) BRIAN SWARTZ trumpet (3, 4, 7) NOLAN SHAHEED flugelhorn (11) KEVIN WINARD percussion (3, 6, 10) Tracks 1. IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO 3:33 2. DON'T BE BLUE 3:28 3. WHEN ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE SIGN WORKED 4:44 4. LATE BLOOMIN' JAZZMAN 4:28 5. IN ANOTHER WAY 3:44 6. BOSSA NOVA DAYS 5:02 7. OLD DEVIL MOON 3:18 8. I ALWAYS HAD A THING FOR YOU 3:45 9. BEFORE YOU LEAVE 4:01 10. OLD ENOUGH 4:33 11. MARLENA'S MEMORIES 5:35 12. IF GERSHWIN HAD LIVED 4:14 Arranged by John Clayton (1), Jamieson Trotter (2, 3, 10), Rich Eames (7, 8, 12), David Benoit (8), Eli Brueggemann (4), Michele Brourman (5), Bill Cantos (6), Jon Mayer (9) Produced by Barbara Brighton write your comments about the article :: © 2022 Jazz News :: home page |