Heartcore (Kurt Rosenwinkel album)

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]

Heartcore
Studio album by Kurt Rosenwinkel
Released	August 23, 2003
Recorded	2001–2003
Genre	Jazz, fusion
Length	67:47
Label	Verve Records
Producer	Kurt Rosenwinkel, Q-Tip
Kurt Rosenwinkel chronology
The Next Step (2001) Heartcore (2003) Deep Song (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

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

• Kurt Rosenwinkel – Guitar, Keyboards, Drums, Programming
• Mark Turner – Tenor Saxophone (1, 2, 6, 9), Bass Clarinet (11)
• Ben Street – Bass (2, 3, 6, 8, 11)
• Jeff Ballard – Drums (2, 3, 6, 9, 11)

With:

• Ethan Iverson – Piano (9), Keyboards (6)
• Andrew D'Angelo - Bass clarinet (4)
• Mariano Gil - Flute (5, 8)

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

External links

• Heartcore at Verve Records