Trumpeter Thomas Marriott pays tribute to the great musical catalog of Willie Nelson, performing musical re-workings of the country-western songwriter’s material. Informed by modern electronic music yet rooted in conceptual modern-jazz, the quintet strives to preserve the spirit of Willie’s original songs while musically searching for very new musical places.
DISCOGRAPHY:
- CRAZY: THE MUSIC OF WILLIE NELSON
(Origin 82495)
PRESS AND REVIEWS:
“Crazy: The Music of Willie Nelson goes above and beyond the confines of mere adulation for an American music icon. Seattle-based trumpeter Thomas Marriott creates a conceptual sonic flow, harnessing energy from the melodic and rhythmic legacy of some of Nelson’s well known and not-so-well-known gems. For the bulk of the session Marriott is supported by a stellar crew of like-minded risk takers …”
John Barron, ALL ABOUT JAZZ
“Thomas Marriott is one of the two first-tier trumpet players to come out of Seattle in the last decade.”
Thomas Conrad, JAZZ TIMES
“…an unusually fine and original listening experience.”
Dan McClenaghan, ALL ABOUT JAZZ
