Ne Plus Ultra

For the Latin term, see ne plus ultra.

Ne Plus Ultra, is an album by saxophonist Warne Marsh recorded in 1969 and originally released on the Revelation label in 1970 before being rereleased on CD the Swiss HatOLOGY label in 2006 with a bonus track.^[1][2]

Ne Plus Ultra
Studio album by Warne Marsh
Released	1970
Recorded	September 14 & October 25, 1969
Venue	Herrick Chapel Lounge, Occidental College, LA
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:15
Label	Revelation REV 12
Producer	John William Hardy
Warne Marsh chronology
Jazz from the East Village (1960) Ne Plus Ultra (1970) Report of the 1st Annual Symposium on Relaxed Improvisation (1972)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Guardian	[4]
All About Jazz	[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[6]

The Allmusic review noted "This was tenor saxophonist Warne Marsh's first recording as a leader since 1960. ... A strong all-around CD reissue".^[3] The Guardian's John Fordham rated the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "A largely unsung classic, originally released in 1969, and featuring the most purist of all the followers of Cool School guru Lennie Tristano's ascetically linear method of jazz improvising. West Coast saxophonist Warne Marsh (like all the Tristanoites) liked staying in a narrow dynamic range, but within it he could perform miracles of melodic invention and rhythmic audacity – though almost always performing the latter over a metronomically steady drummer's groove".^[4] Writing for All About Jazz, Nic Jones stated "The passing of time has done nothing to reduce the singularity of Warne Marsh's art, and this set, recorded at the end of the 1960s, is an excellent working definition".^[5]

Track listing

1. "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) – 9:03
2. "Lennie's Pennies" (Lennie Tristano) – 4:21
3. "317 East 32nd Street" (Tristano) – 8:15
4. "Subconscious-Lee" (Lee Konitz) – 7:15
5. "Touch and Go" (Warne Marsh) – 15:22
6. "Bach 2 Part Invention No. 13" (Johann Sebastian Bach) – 0:59 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Warne Marsh – tenor saxophone
• Gary Foster – alto saxophone
• Dave Parlato – bass
• John Tirabasso – drums

References

1. Godwin, M. Discography of Warne Marion Marsh accessed May 12, 2017
2. Enciclopedia del Jazz: Warne Marsh accessed May 12, 2017
3. Yanow, Scott. Ne Plus Ultra – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
4. Fordham, John (2006-05-12). "Warne Marsh: Ne Plus Ultra". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
5. Jones, Nic (2006-06-22). "Warne Marsh Quartet: Ne Plus Ultra". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
6. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 954. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.