Tenor Gladness Explained

Tenor Gladness
Type:	Album
Artist:	Lew Tabackin and Warne Marsh
Cover:	Tenor Gladness.jpg
Released:	1977
Recorded:	October 13–14, 1976
Studio:	Sage & Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	38:49
Label:	Disco Mate DSP 5004
Producer:	Toshiko Akiyoshi
Chronology:	Warne Marsh
Prev Title:	Lee Konitz Meets Warne Marsh Again
Prev Year:	1976
Next Title:	Crosscurrents
Next Year:	1977

Tenor Gladness, is an album by saxophonists Lew Tabackin and Warne Marsh recorded in 1976 and originally released on the Japanese Disco Mate label before being released in the U. S. on Inner City Records.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The Allmusic review commented: "it finds both Marsh and Tabackin in competitive and creative form".

Track listing

1. "Basic #2" (Lew Tabackin) – 6:42
2. "Easy" (Warne Marsh) – 5:59
3. "March of the Tadpoles" (Toshiko Akiyoshi) – 6:20
4. "Hangin' Loose"(Akiyoshi) – 8:18
5. "New-ance"(Tabackin) – 3:58
6. "Basic #1" (Marsh) – 7:32

Personnel

• Lew Tabackin (tracks 1 & 3-6), Warne Marsh (tracks 1-4 & 6) – tenor saxophone
• Toshiko Akiyoshi – piano (track 2)
• John Heard – bass
• Larry Bunker – drums

Notes and References

1. https://www.discogs.com/Lew-Tabackin-Warne-Marsh-Tenor-Gladness/release/4351420 Discogs album entry
2. Godwin, M. Discography of Warne Marion Marsh accessed May 16, 2017