Heartcore is Kurt Rosenwinkel's fifth album as a band leader.Lyles, R. Mark Turner Discography, accessed May 7, 2019 The album was fully produced by Rosenwinkel and Q-Tip of popular hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest. The album is a departure musically from Rosenwinkel's previous work, as he contributes keyboard, drums, and voice, at times creating soundscapes completely on his own in his personal studio. Says Rosenwinkel, "There is a place, musically, that’s above the categories. This record – it’s jazz. And it’s much more". While much of the album features varied instrumentation and personnel, a few tracks rely on a live performance aspect, reminding the listener of the connection to the jazz tradition. Rosenwinkel cites the influence of Arnold Schoenberg in the harmonic textural construction on Heartcore.
Track listing "Heartcore" – 8:39 "Blue Line" – 6:11 "All the Way to Rajasthan" – 6:59 "Your Vision" – 8:36 "Interlude" – 2:45 "Our Secret World" – 6:13 "Dream/Memory?" – 3:26 "Love in the Modern World" – 8:15 "dcba//>>" – 7:52 "Thought About You" – 5:44 "Tone Poem" (Rosenwinkel, Nathan Street, Ben Street) – 3:07
Personnel
Kurt Rosenwinkel – Guitar, Keyboards, Drums, Programming Mark Turner – Tenor Saxophone (1, 2, 6, 9), Bass Clarinet (11) Ben Street – Bass (2, 3, 6, 8, 11) Jeff Ballard – Drums (2, 3, 6, 9, 11)
With: Ethan Iverson – Piano (9), Keyboards (6) Andrew D'Angelo - Bass clarinet (4) Mariano Gil - Flute (5, 8)
References
External links Heartcore at Verve Records