Nordal's technical mastery of the piano is immediately apparent, and his arrangements are highly original. Nordal plays a whole lot of piano, and like all great music, the rewards are ultimately humbling, and greatly appreciated.
In the tradition of Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, Phineas Newborn, and with a little Keith Jarrett for seasoning, Nordal's immense piano skills are tempered with a rich musicality that will excite any mainstream jazz fan.
Track Listing:
1. Notoriety 7'19 (Marius Nordal)
2. But Beautiful 6'33 (Jimmy Van Heusen)
3. Cherokee (intro) 3'39
4. Cherokee (Ray Noble)
5. Up a Lazy River 5'38 (Hoagy Carmichael)
6. Smiles 7'32 (Marius Nordal)
7. Over the Rainbow 9'52 (Harold Arlen)
8. Whew! What a Night 8'30 (Marius Nordal)
9. Billy Boy 3'55 (traditional)
10. Si Tu Vois Ma Mere 3'44 (Sidney Bechet)
Performers:
Marius Nordal - piano
Doug Miller - bass
John Bishop - drums
Production Info:
Produced by Marius Nordal
Recorded at Triad Studios, Redmond, Washington February 14 & 19, 1997
Engineered & mixed by Tom Hall
Mastered at Siena Digital, San Mateo, California
Cover photo by Melvin Waldo Bishop in Rome, Italy, 1962
Design & Layout by John Bishop
Reviews of Notoriety
All Music Guide (Dave Nathan)
It's easy to classify a jazz performer as a journeyman when he/she isn't well-known, doesn't have a slew of CDs, awards, or other accouterments of fame. Perhaps that's OK now and then, but not in the case of Marius Nordal. Working out of the jazz-rich Northwest U.S., he has carved himself a niche by working gigs, doing big band arrangements, teachi ...
Earshot Jazz (Jason West)
Oscar Peterson used to advise his students not to be afraid of the piano. Somehow, I don’t think it was piano they feared.
Listening to Marius Nordal’s "Notoriety" can be just as intimidating. Nordal’s technical mastery of the piano is immediately apparent, and his arrangements---he’s worked primarily as a composer---are ...
