Back Home (Warne Marsh album)

Back Home
Studio album by Warne Marsh Quartet & Quintet
Released	1986
Recorded	March 31, 1986
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	70:58 CD reissue with bonus tracks
Label	Criss Cross Jazz 1023
Producer	Gerry Teekens
Warne Marsh chronology
Warne Marsh & Susan Chen (1985) Back Home (1986) Two Days in the Life of... (1987)

Back Home, is an album by saxophonist Warne Marsh, recorded in 1986 and released on the Dutch Criss Cross Jazz label.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz

The AllMusic review states that "the tenor master and Tristano disciple works through a set of tunes that, in true Tristano fashion, are built entirely upon the harmonic foundations of popular standards... Marsh's peculiar linear logic and behind-the-beat phrasing are the aural equivalent of well-aged scotch, and his rapport with Barry Harris represents a felicitous union of straight bebop and one of its most enigmatic tributaries, the Tristano school".

Track listing

All compositions by Warne Marsh except where noted

1. "Leave Me" (Lennie Tristano) – 5:16
2. "See Me Now, If You Could" – 5:41
3. "Two Not One" (Tristano) – 5:08
4. "Big Leaps for Lester" – 4:57
5. "Back Home" (Tristano) – 8:04
6. "Heads Up" – 5:31
7. "Good Bait" (Tadd Dameron, Count Basie) – 8:11
8. "Rhythmically Speaking" – 4:31
9. "Joy Spring" (Clifford Brown) – 7:26
10. "Big Leaps for Lester" [alternate take] – 4:43 Bonus track on CD reissue
11. "Good Bait" [alternate take] (Dameron, Basie) – 6:34 Bonus track on CD reissue
12. "Back Home" [alternate take] (Tristano) – 4:48 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Warne Marsh, Jimmy Halperin (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 12) – tenor saxophone
• Barry Harris – piano
• David Williams – bass
• Albert Heath – drums