Composer
“...his intricate melodies have an immediacy of experienced extemporization...”
-Tim Hagans
“This is an inspiring and impeccable orchestra.”
-Bill Russo
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Mark Masters Ensemble
2017
Music composed by Mark Masters
After 10 albums on which he applied distinctive arranging skills to the work of others—a group that includes George Gershwin, Clifford Brown, and Steely Dan’s Becker and Fagen—it’s only fair that Mark Masters finally gives us an album of his own writing. That he has done so in a way that trains focus on the incandescence of his soloists speaks volumes about the bandleader’s talent and intentions.