• Artist: Charlie Mariano
• Rating:
• Style: Bop

Review

A major altoist on the West Coast jazz scene in the 1950s, Charlie Mariano moved to Europe in the '60s. Other than occasional brief returns to straight-ahead jazz, Mariano has mostly explored world music, fusion and other styles of music since that time. Innuendo features Mariano improvising in a trio with keyboardist Jasper van't Hof and drummer-percussionist Marilyn Mazur. Although van't Hof's piano solos are fine, his synth gives an easy listening new age feel to much of the music, making it sound safe, predictable and a little dull. Mariano plays with passion in some spots, closer to David Sanborn than to Charlie Parker, and Mazur is fine in support. But overall, this is merely a pleasant and often-sleepy affair. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	iTunes	Composers	Performers	Time
Innuendo	...	Jasper van't Hof	Charlie Mariano, Jasper van't Hof, Marilyn Mazur	(5:38)
Innamorta	...	Charlie Mariano	Charlie Mariano, Jasper van't Hof, Marilyn Mazur	(7:46)
Side Dish	...	Jasper van't Hof	Charlie Mariano, Jasper van't Hof, Marilyn Mazur	(7:29)
Dorothee	...	Charlie Mariano	Charlie Mariano, Jasper van't Hof, Marilyn Mazur	(3:45)
Trio to Do	...	Charlie Mariano, Jasper van't Hof	Charlie Mariano, Jasper van't Hof, Marilyn Mazur	(4:19)
Silk	...	Charlie Mariano	Charlie Mariano, Jasper van't Hof, Marilyn Mazur	(6:02)
Embrace	...	Jasper van't Hof	Charlie Mariano, Jasper van't Hof, Marilyn Mazur	(7:41)
Be Left	...	Jasper van't Hof	Charlie Mariano, Jasper van't Hof, Marilyn Mazur	(7:20)

Credits

Charlie Mariano (Sax (Alto)), Charlie Mariano (Sax (Soprano)), Charlie Mariano (Main Performer), Jasper van't Hof (Synthesizer), Jasper van't Hof (Piano), Jasper van't Hof (Performer), Joachim Becker (Producer), Joachim Becker (Executive Producer), Klaus Genuit (Engineer), Klaus Genuit (Mixing), Marilyn Mazur (Percussion), Marilyn Mazur (Drums), Marilyn Mazur (Performer), Adam Backhausen (Design), Adam Backhausen (Photography)