Search - Eric Marienthal :: Walk Tall

GREAT

01/01/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"this is one of the finest CD in contemporary jazz--I don't purchase too many CDs but this one is a keeper"

Spectacular performance, great recording, wonderful tribute

A.J. Lenrope | St. Louis, MO USA | 01/10/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I've been wearing this CD out for a long time. I've also been a Marienthal fan for a long time -- he's a guy who's been paying his dues in the world of music. The first three cuts alone -- "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy," "Work Song," and "Walk Tall" -- along with the fifth cut, "Imagine That," are worth the effort of getting this recording. This tribute is genuinely rewarding. Opinionated ultra-"purists" may quibble or disagree, but Marienthal has genuinely done an excellent job of infusing unexpected and astonishing new life and vigor into these great Cannonball Adderley pieces. If you are really devoted to the saxophone, and you haven't yet heard Eric on the horn with the legacy of Cannonball, then you're really going to have a moment of revelation with this one. Absolutely nothing will distract you from this recording. Imagine that!"

Faithful to the Original

Steve Kraner | 12/16/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I bet Cannonball Adderly would enjoy sitting back and taking this in. It's a great collection of classics, recorded with state-of-the-art technology, but with an appreciation for the purity of the original work. Marienthal is faithful to the source and adds his own love of Adderley's work to make this a gem in anyone's jazz collection."