05 Jun

[ June the 6th, 2025 via Capri Records: Mark Masters Ensemble featuring Billy Harper – Sam Rivers 100 ]

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Out June 6, 2025 via Capri Records.

Sam Rivers 100 celebrates the late composer’s centenary with music from his Blue Note years!

“Taken together, ‘Sam Rivers 100’ and ‘Dance, Eternal Spirits, Dance!’ are more than just records, they’re statements of purpose. They revive the works of two jazz masters not merely as museum pieces, but as living, breathing forms. As such, they belong not only in your collection but in your conversations, in your classrooms, and in your ears.” – Thierry De Clemensat, Paris Move

” Masters recomposes his chosen material in ways that open fresh insight into both the mind of the original composer and the mind of Mark Masters.“ – Thomas Conrad, JazzTimes

“ Whatever the theme, Masters and the ensemble always deliver the goods.” – Jack Bowers, All About Jazz

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03 Jun

[ June the 6th, 2025 via Capri Records: Mark Masters Ensemble featuring Billy Harper – Dance, Eternal Spirits, Dance! ]

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Out June 6, 2025 via Capri Records.

On Dance, Eternal Spirits, Dance! Masters explores the wide-ranging compositions of spiritual jazz legend Billy Harper.

“Taken together, ‘Sam Rivers 100’ and ‘Dance, Eternal Spirits, Dance!’ are more than just records, they’re statements of purpose. They revive the works of two jazz masters not merely as museum pieces, but as living, breathing forms. As such, they belong not only in your collection but in your conversations, in your classrooms, and in your ears.” – Thierry De Clemensat, Paris Move

” Masters recomposes his chosen material in ways that open fresh insight into both the mind of the original composer and the mind of Mark Masters.“ – Thomas Conrad, JazzTimes

“ Whatever the theme, Masters and the ensemble always deliver the goods.” – Jack Bowers, All About Jazz

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02 Oct

[ October the 4th, 2024 release on Capri Records: Mark Masters features Tim Hagans – Sui Generis ]

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Sui Generis, due out October 4 on Capri Records, presents a cycle of nine original compositions performed by an octet and designed as feature vehicles for trumpeter Hagans

“Mark Masters has emerged as one of the great jazz arrangers of the 20th and 21st century.” – Michael G. Nastos, Allmusic

“Masters paints complex, intricate, detailed jazz landscapes, and he has always invited some of the most adventurous and innovative players into his ensemble.” – Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz

It was nearly fifty years ago that a teenage Mark Masters, then an aspiring young jazz trumpeter, first encountered the sound of trumpeter-flugelhornist Tim Hagans, who was playing in the Stan Kenton Orchestra.

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10 Jul

[ July the 17th, 2020 release on Capri Records: The Mark Masters Ensemble – Night Talk ]

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release date: July the 17th, 2020 via Capri Records

“…masterful…. Leader, arranger, producer, chief cook and bottle washer Masters has crafted nine tremendous settings reminiscent of the work of such creative minds as Marty Paich, Bill Russo, Gil Evans and, say, Gerry Mulligan…. If I don’t hear a better album this year I’ll not complain…. ” – Lance Liddle, Bebop Spoken Here

“Mark Masters is an accomplished arranger who comes up with hip, unusual ideas for jazz concerts and recordings.” – Thomas Conrad, JazzTimes

“Masters paints complex, intricate, detailed jazz landscapes, and he has always invited some of the most adventurous and innovative players into his ensemble.” – Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz

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