Live at Small's by Mark Elf (CD, Sep-2000, Jen Bay Records)

Album Features
UPC:	601926000725
Artist:	Mark Elf
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2000
Record Label:	Jen Bay Records
Genre:	Guitar, Jazz Instrument

Track Listing
1. Quick Silver
2. 109 West
3. 52nd St. Theme
4. It Was Written in the Stars
5. Stella by Starlight
6. Too Close For Comfort
7. Theme, The
8. 109 West - (alternate take)

Details
Playing Time:	69 min.
Producer:	Mark Elf
Distributor:	City Hall
Recording Type:	Live
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: Mark Elf (guitar); Neal Miner (bass); Joe Strausser (drums).Recorded live at Smalls, New York, New York on October 20 & 21, 1995. Includes liner notes by Mark Elf.After putting out a series of studio-recorded CDs during the 1990s that received a lot of airplay on jazz radio stations, Mark Elf finally released his first live CD. The guitarist is in excellent form throughout, joined by bassist Neal Miner and drummer Joe Strasser. Elf's driving take of Horace Silver's "Quicksilver," a rapid-fire "52nd Street Theme," and his lyrical arrangement of "Stella By Starlight" are among the highlights of the featured standards. Elf only plays one original, but includes two separate takes of "109 West," a strutting blues that's quite effective in either rendition. Recommended. ~ Ken Dryden

Editorial Reviews
...Elf pretty much smokes from the get go...tackling tunes with aplomb....fully revealing his ability to execute some really hip musical ideas...
JazzTimes (20010501)

...Elf stretches out and has fun....his fleet-fingered picking floats over the top of the backing music in long fluid leads...
CMJ (20000918)