Marty Cook
what the critis say about Marty Cook
"His brand of music has always been at the core of jazz; its life�s blood whereby tradition and change have intermingled to provide fresh new concepts and directions. The level of performance is consistently high, the music adventurous and freewheeling, yet infectiously swinging ... recommended!"
Gerard Futrick, Coda Magazine
"Extremely melodic jazz, classic solos; there are few trombonists who through their virtuousity and original style of playing get out from under the shadow of other instrumentalists. Marty Cook is without a doubt one of these."
Die Reinpfalz
"If Ray Anderson is way out on his own, Cook must be leading the contemporary trombone pack. He has considerable qualities both as soloist and leader: bright articulation, inexhausible ideas, sharp arrangements, and an impressive structural awareness..."
The Penguin Guide to Jazz
"Powerful, vital, impulsive, and extremely self-confident, this is a mighty, commanding sound ... a trombonist with advanced technical abilities, and inspired primarily theme-directed improviser..."
Gerhard Litterst, Jazz Podium