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MARK MAXWELL

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Midnight Mood by Mark Maxwell

Midnight Mood

Mark Maxwell

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    Misty 5:49
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    Someday My Prince Will Come 7:31
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    My One And Only Love 6:04
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    Body And Soul 4:59
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    In A Mellotone 5:20
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    Stardust 6:08
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    My Funny Valentine 6:36
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    Skylark 5:00
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The Essence of the Romantic Saxophone...

...lush and beautiful.

When I first started composing and selling my CDs, I was all about doing my original music. But as a saxophone player I had been playing standards my whole life, songs from the 30s and 40s, the greatest songs (some would argue) from the 20th century. So when my late friend, Paul Reeder, suggested that I do a CD of standards, it seemed obvious, and thus was born Midnight Mood.

For the songlist I relied on those tunes that were totally familiar to me: Misty, Body & Soul, Stardust, Someday My Prince Will Come, tunes I had been playing at jazz gigs my whole life.

Stylistically, we went for that "red wine with dinner" feel - spacious, relaxed - and heavy on the romance, lots of that breathy, sensuous sax sound. The sound of red velvet if you will.

This group of musicians are a group of friends that I had been doing gigs around L.A. with, all excellent, versatile, seasoned, creative players, not afraid to let the romance flow through them, but also willing to subjugate the ego to the vibe. I think you'll hear what I mean.
  • Mark Maxwell - saxophones
  • Doug Mathews - drums
  • Chris Sidwell - bass
  • Sanjay Divecha - guitar
  • Bobby Zee - piano David Scott - piano Get cozy on this one, folks. 
This is the stuff. 

Enjoy!


Note: a complete transcription of my playing on My Funny Valentine can be found here.

    Albums

    Smooth Jazz
    Slip Away
    Dreams Of You
    Ain't No Mountain
    Imagine
    Angel Biscuit
    Saxual Healing
    Dance With Me
    And I Love Her
    Always
    Sweet Sax
    Kokopeli
    Oddz 'N Endz

    Jazz Standards
    Midnight Mood
    String Of Pearls
    Blue Moon
    Nearness

    Latin Jazz
    Bossa Nirvana
    Gentle Lover
    The In Crowd

    Blues
    Saxomonica Blues
    Smooth Blues

    New Age
    Deepening Space
    The Promise Of Spring
    Big Sur
    Around The Sun
    Desert Dreams
    Desert Mystery

    Christmas
    Merry Little Christmas
    Sweet Sax Christmas

     

    What Our Fans Say...

    "Whenever we have friends over for dinner we put on Midnight Mood. It creates the perfect relaxed and romantic ambiance - exactly what we need! Keep up the good work!" ~Janice White, Carlsbad, CA

    "Hi, Mark! My copy of Midnight Mood recently disappeared. (I’m sure it found a good home!) Since it is my favorite, I’m ordering 3 more copies. I want to make sure that I always have one. I can’t tell you how many copies of your CDs I’ve bought for family and friends over the years! I love your instrumentals! They really speak to my heart and soul. Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful talent!" ~Vicki Mentone, Dallas, TX

    "Just heard Midnight Mood. This is the best sax music I’ve heard in my 76 years on this good green earth. I need some more! " ~Bruce McLachlan, Alpine, CA

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