Heartcore (Kurt Rosenwinkel album)

Heartcore
Studio album by
Kurt Rosenwinkel
ReleasedAugust 23, 2003
Recorded2001–2003
GenreJazz, fusion
Length67:47
LabelVerve Records
ProducerKurt Rosenwinkel, Q-Tip
Kurt Rosenwinkel chronology
The Next Step
(2001) 		Heartcore
(2003) 		Deep Song
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

Heartcore is Kurt Rosenwinkel's fifth album as a band leader.[3] The album was fully produced by Rosenwinkel and Q-Tip of popular hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest. The album is a departure musically from Rosenwinkel's previous work, as he contributes keyboard, drums, and voice, at times creating soundscapes completely on his own in his personal studio. Says Rosenwinkel, "There is a place, musically, that’s above the categories. This record – it’s jazz. And it’s much more".[4] While much of the album features varied instrumentation and personnel, a few tracks rely on a live performance aspect, reminding the listener of the connection to the jazz tradition. Rosenwinkel cites the influence of Arnold Schoenberg in the harmonic textural construction on Heartcore.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Heartcore" – 8:39
  2. "Blue Line" – 6:11
  3. "All the Way to Rajasthan" – 6:59
  4. "Your Vision" – 8:36
  5. "Interlude" – 2:45
  6. "Our Secret World" – 6:13
  7. "Dream/Memory?" – 3:26
  8. "Love in the Modern World" – 8:15
  9. "dcba//>>" – 7:52
  10. "Thought About You" – 5:44
  11. "Tone Poem" (Rosenwinkel, Nathan Street, Ben Street) – 3:07

Personnel

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References

  1. ^ Heartcore at AllMusic
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1238. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ Lyles, R. Mark Turner Discography, accessed May 7, 2019
  4. ^ Rosenwinkel, Kurt. "Heartcore Interview". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  5. ^ Heartcore at AllMusic
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