Posthumous (album) explained

Posthumous
Type:	Album
Artist:	Warne Marsh
Cover:	Posthumous (album).jpg
Released:	1987
Recorded:	March 12, 1985
Studio:	Vanguard Studio, NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	57:08 CD reissue with bonus track
Label:	Interplay IP-8604
Producer:	Toshiya Taenaka
Chronology:	Warne Marsh
Prev Title:	A Ballad Album
Prev Year:	1983
Next Title:	Ballad for You
Next Year:	1986

Posthumous, is an album by saxophonist Warne Marsh recorded in 1985 but not and released on the Interplay label until 1987.^{[1] [2] [3]} The album was rereleased on the Dutch Storyville label as Newly Warne in 1989 with slightly different track titles and an additional recording from the same session.^[4]

Reception

AllMusic states, "Strong mid-'80s material by tenor saxophonist Warne Marsh that for some reason was not issued until he died in 1987. It featured Marsh in a much looser, fiery style than usual, without the exacting, complex lines and lengthy constructions he usually employed".

Track listing

All compositions by Warne Marsh except where noted.

1. "Unheard of" aka "Unheard" – 5:35
2. "Things Called Love" aka "What Is This?" – 5:40
3. "Inside Out" – 7:21
4. "Parisienne Thoroughfare" (Bud Powell) – 4:30
5. "Emperor's Old Cloth" aka "Emperor's Old Clothes" (Susan Chen) – 6:05
6. "At First Blush" – 6:32
7. "Beautiful Love Fades Out" – 5:10
8. "Turn Out the Night" – 2:42
9. "On a Slow Boat to China" (Frank Loesser) – 4:07 Bonus track on Newly Warne

Personnel

• Warne Marsh – tenor saxophone
• Susan Chen – piano
• George Mraz – bass
• Akira Tana – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Labels/intrplay.htm Interplay Records discography
2. Godwin, M. Discography of Warne Marion Marsh accessed May 16, 2017
3. https://enciclopediadeljazz.wordpress.com/2015/05/29/warne-marsh-discography/ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Warne Marsh
4. Book: Chamberlain, Safford. An Unsung Cat: The Life and Music of Warne Marsh. 2000. Scarecrow Press. Lanham. 978-1-4616-5642-5. 1st. 390.